QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
Commission File Number 1-11758
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1585 Broadway
36-3145972
(212)
761-4000
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
New York,
NY
10036
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
MS
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Floating Rate
MS/PA
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 par value
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate
MS/PE
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E, $0.01 par value
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate
MS/PF
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F, $0.01 par value
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate
MS/PI
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series I, $0.01 par value
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate
MS/PK
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K, $0.01 par value
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.875%
MS/PL
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series L, $0.01 par value
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.250%
MS/PO
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series O, $0.01 par value
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.500%
MS/PP
New York Stock Exchange
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series P, $0.01 par value
Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, Fixed Rate Step-Up Senior Notes Due 2026
MS/26C
New York Stock Exchange
of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (and Registrant’s guarantee with respect thereto)
Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, Floating Rate Notes Due 2029
MS/29
New York Stock Exchange
of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (and Registrant’s guarantee with respect thereto)
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As of October 31, 2023, there were 1,641,311,580 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Introduction
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that maintains significant market positions in each of its business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment Management. Morgan Stanley, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides a wide variety of products and services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Morgan Stanley,” “Firm,” “us,” “we” or “our” mean Morgan Stanley (the “Parent Company”) together with its consolidated subsidiaries. See the “Glossary of Common Terms and Acronyms” for the definition of certain terms and acronyms used throughout this Form 10-Q.
A description of the clients and principal products and services of each of our business segments is as follows:
Institutional Securities provides a variety of products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions and ultra-high net worth clients. Investment Banking services consist of capital raising and financial advisory services, including the underwriting of debt, equity securities and other products, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and project finance. Our Equity and Fixed Income businesses include sales, financing, prime brokerage, market-making, Asia wealth management services and certain business-related investments. Lending activities include originating corporate loans and commercial real estate loans, providing secured lending facilities, and extending securities-based and other financing to customers. Other activities include research.
Wealth Management provides a comprehensive array of financial services and solutions to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions covering: financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services.
Investment Management provides a broad range of investment strategies and products that span geographies, asset classes, and public and private markets to a diverse group of clients across institutional and intermediary channels. Strategies and products, which are offered through a variety of investment vehicles, include equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services. Institutional clients include defined benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors and corporations. Individual clients are generally served through intermediaries, including affiliated and non-affiliated distributors.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis includes certain metrics that we believe to be useful to us, investors, analysts and other stakeholders by providing further transparency about, or an additional means of assessing, our financial condition and operating results. Such metrics, when used, are defined and may be different from or inconsistent with metrics used by other companies.
The results of operations in the past have been, and in the future may continue to be, materially affected by: competition; risk factors; legislative, legal and regulatory developments; and other factors. These factors also may have an adverse impact on our ability to achieve our strategic objectives. Additionally, the discussion of our results of operations herein may contain forward-looking statements. These statements, which reflect management’s beliefs and expectations, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, see “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Business—Competition,” “Business—Supervision and Regulation,” “Risk Factors” in the 2022 Form 10-K and “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements” herein.
Consolidated Results—Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
•The Firm reported net revenues of $13.3 billion and net income of $2.4 billion.
•The Firm delivered ROE of 10.0% and ROTCE of 13.5% (see “Selected Non-GAAP Financial Information” herein).
•The Firm’s expense efficiency ratio for the quarter-to-date and year-to-date periods was 75%.
•At September 30, 2023, the Firm’s Standardized Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 15.6%.
•Institutional Securities net revenues of $5.7 billion reflect solid results in Equity and Fixed Income and muted completed activity in Investment Banking.
•Wealth Management delivered a pre-tax margin of 26.7%. Net revenues were $6.4 billion, reflecting increased asset management revenues on higher average asset levels compared to a year ago. The quarter included continued positive fee-based flows of $22.5 billion.
•Investment Management net revenues of $1.3 billion increased compared to a year ago on higher asset management revenues and AUM of $1.4 trillion.
Net Revenues
($ in millions)
Net Income Applicable to Morgan Stanley
($ in millions)
Earnings per Diluted Common Share
We reported net revenues of $13.3 billion in the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (“current quarter,” or “3Q 2023”) compared with $13.0 billion in the quarter ended September 30, 2022 (“prior year quarter,” or “3Q 2022”). For the current quarter, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $2.4 billion, or $1.38 per diluted common share, compared with $2.6 billion, or $1.47 per diluted common share in the prior year quarter.
We reported net revenues of $41.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 (“current year period,” or “YTD 2023”) compared with $40.9 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (“prior year period,” or “YTD 2022”). For the current year period, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $7.6 billion, or $4.33 per diluted common share, compared with $8.8 billion, or $4.88 per diluted common share in the prior year period.
•Compensation and benefits expenses of $5,935 million in the current quarter increased 6% from the prior year quarter, primarily due to higher discretionary incentive compensation and higher formulaic payout to Wealth Management representatives, driven by higher compensable revenues.
Compensation and benefits expenses of $18,607 million in the current year period increased 7% from the prior year period, primarily due to higher expenses related to certain deferred cash-based compensation plans linked to investment performance (“DCP”) and higher salary expenses, partially offset by lower discretionary incentive compensation.
•Non-compensation expenses of $4,059 million in the current quarter increased 3% from the prior year quarter, primarily driven by increased spend on technology and higher occupancy expenses.
Non-compensation expenses of $12,394 million in the current year period increased 3% from the prior year period, primarily driven by increased spend on technology, higher occupancy expenses and higher marketing and business development costs, partially offset by a decrease in legal expenses.
Provision for Credit Losses
The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments of $134 million in the current quarter primarily reflects deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio. The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments in the prior year quarter was $35 million, primarily driven by deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook.
The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments of $529 million in the current year period was primarily related to deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio, and modest growth in certain other loan portfolios. The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments in the prior year period was $193 million, primarily due to portfolio growth and deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook.
For further information on the Provision for credit losses, see “Credit Risk” herein.
Net Income Applicable to Morgan Stanley by Segment1
($ in millions)
1.The amounts in the charts represent the contribution of each business segment to the total of the applicable financial category and may not sum to the total presented on top of the bars due to intersegment eliminations. See Note 19 to the financial statements for details of intersegment eliminations.
•Institutional Securities net revenues of $5,669 million in the current quarter decreased 3% from the prior year quarter, primarily due to lower results from Investment banking and Fixed income, partially offset by higher Other net revenues. Institutional Securities net revenues of $18,120 million in the current year period decreased 8% from the prior year period, primarily reflecting lower results across businesses, partially offset by higher Other net revenues.
•Wealth Management net revenues of $6,404 million in the current quarter increased 5% from the prior year quarter, primarily reflecting higher Asset management revenues. Wealth Management net revenues of $19,623 million in the current year period increased 10% from the prior year period, primarily reflecting higher Net interest revenues and gains on investments associated with certain employee deferred cash-based compensation plans (“DCP investments”) compared with losses in the prior year period.
•Investment Management net revenues of $1,336 million in the current quarter increased 14% from the prior year quarter, primarily reflecting higher Asset management and related fees. Investment Management net revenues of $3,906 million in the current year period were relatively unchanged from the prior year period.
1.For a discussion of how the geographic breakdown of net revenues is determined, see Note 23 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
•Americas net revenues in the current quarter increased 2% from the prior year quarter, primarily driven by results within the Wealth Management business segment and Other net revenues within the Institutional Securities business segment, partially offset by lower Investment banking and Fixed income results. Americas net revenues in the current year period increased 4% from the prior year period, primarily driven by results within the Wealth Management business segment and Other net revenues within the Institutional Securities business segment, partially offset by lower results across businesses within the Institutional Securities business segment.
•EMEA net revenues in the current quarter increased 6% from the prior year quarter, primarily driven by higher results from Equity, partially offset by lower results from Fixed income. EMEA net revenues in the current year period decreased 12% from the prior year period, primarily driven by lower results across businesses within the Institutional Securities business segment.
•Asia net revenues in the current quarter increased 2% from the prior year quarter, primarily driven by results within the Investment Management business segment, partially offset by lower results from Fixed income. Asia net revenues in the current year period decreased 5% from the prior year period, primarily driven by lower results across businesses within the Institutional Securities business segment, partially offset by higher results within the Investment Management business segment and higher Other net revenues within the Institutional Securities business segment.
Selected Financial Information and Other Statistical Data
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Consolidated results
Net revenues
$
13,273
$
12,986
$
41,247
$
40,919
Earnings applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders
$
2,262
$
2,494
$
7,147
$
8,427
Earnings per diluted common share
$
1.38
$
1.47
$
4.33
$
4.88
Consolidated financial measures
Expense efficiency ratio1
75
%
74
%
75
%
72
%
ROE2
10.0
%
10.7
%
10.5
%
11.9
%
ROTCE2, 3
13.5
%
14.6
%
14.2
%
16.1
%
Pre-tax margin4
24
%
26
%
24
%
28
%
Effective tax rate
22.6
%
21.4
%
20.9
%
21.1
%
Pre-tax margin by segment4
Institutional Securities
21
%
28
%
22
%
30
%
Wealth Management
27
%
27
%
26
%
27
%
Investment Management
18
%
10
%
15
%
15
%
in millions, except per share and employee data
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Average liquidity resources for three months ended5
$
307,367
$
312,250
Loans6
$
224,957
$
222,182
Total assets
$
1,169,013
$
1,180,231
Deposits
$
345,458
$
356,646
Borrowings
$
247,193
$
238,058
Common shareholders' equity
$
90,461
$
91,391
Tangible common shareholders’ equity3
$
66,561
$
67,123
Common shares outstanding
1,642
1,675
Book value per common share7
$
55.08
$
54.55
Tangible book value per common share3, 7
$
40.53
$
40.06
Worldwide employees (in thousands)
81
82
Client assets8 (in billions)
$
6,186
$
5,492
Capital Ratios9
Common Equity Tier 1 capital—Standardized
15.6
%
15.3
%
Tier 1 capital—Standardized
17.6
%
17.2
%
Common Equity Tier 1 capital—Advanced
16.1
%
15.6
%
Tier 1 capital—Advanced
18.2
%
17.6
%
Tier 1 leverage
6.8
%
6.7
%
SLR
5.5
%
5.5
%
1.The expense efficiency ratio represents total non-interest expenses as a percentage of net revenues.
2.ROE and ROTCE represent annualized earnings applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders as a percentage of average common equity and average tangible common equity, respectively.
3.Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Selected Non-GAAP Financial Information” herein.
4.Pre-tax margin represents income before provision for income taxes as a percentage of net revenues.
5.For a discussion of Liquidity resources, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Balance Sheet—Liquidity Risk Management Framework—Liquidity Resources” herein.
6.Includes loans held for investment, net of ACL, loans held for sale and also includes loans at fair value, which are included in Trading assets in the balance sheet.
7.Book value per common share and tangible book value per common share equal common shareholders’ equity and tangible common shareholders’ equity, respectively, divided by common shares outstanding.
8.Client assets represents Wealth Management client assets and Investment Management AUM. Certain Wealth Management client assets are invested in Investment Management products and are also included in Investment Management’s AUM.
9.For a discussion of our capital ratios, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements” herein.
Economic and Market Conditions
The market environment in aggregate remained mixed, characterized by inflationary pressures and uncertainty regarding the future path of interest rates, which have remained persistently high. This environment has impacted our businesses, as discussed further in “Business Segments” herein, and, to the extent that it continues to remain uncertain, could adversely impact client confidence and related activity.
We are monitoring the war and increased tensions in the Middle East and its impact on the regional economy, as well as on other world economies and the financial markets. Our direct exposure to Israel is limited. Morgan Stanley has a small number of employees in Israel and we continue to support them.
For more information on economic and market conditions, and the potential effects of geopolitical events and acts of war or aggression on our future results, refer to “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Selected Non-GAAP Financial Information
We prepare our financial statements using U.S. GAAP. From time to time, we may disclose certain “non-GAAP financial measures” in this document or in the course of our earnings releases, earnings and other conference calls, financial presentations, definitive proxy statements and other public disclosures. A “non-GAAP financial measure” excludes, or includes, amounts from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We consider the non-GAAP financial measures we disclose to be useful to us, investors, analysts and other stakeholders by providing further transparency about, or an alternate means of assessing or comparing our financial condition, operating results and capital adequacy.
These measures are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, U.S. GAAP and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Whenever we refer to a non-GAAP financial measure, we will also generally define it or present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, along with a reconciliation of the differences between the U.S. GAAP financial measure and the non-GAAP financial measure.
The principal non-GAAP financial measures presented in this document are set forth in the following tables.
1.Net revenues and compensation expense are adjusted for DCP for both Firm and Wealth Management business segment. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Other Matters” in the 2022 Form 10-K for more information.
2.Average common equity and average tangible common equity for each business segment is determined using our Required Capital framework (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Attribution of Average Common Equity According to the Required Capital Framework” herein). The sums of the segments’ Average common equity and Average tangible common equity do not equal the Consolidated measures due to Parent Company equity.
3.The calculation of ROE and ROTCE by segment uses net income applicable to Morgan Stanley by segment less preferred dividends allocated to each segment as a percentage of average common equity and average tangible common equity, respectively, allocated to each segment.
Return on Tangible Common Equity Goal
We have an ROTCE goal of over 20%. Our ROTCE goal is a forward-looking statement that is based on a normal market environment and may be materially affected by many factors. See “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in the 2022 Form 10-K for further information on market and economic conditions and their potential effects on our future operating results. ROTCE represents a non-GAAP financial measure. For further information on non-GAAP measures, see “Selected Non-GAAP Financial Information” herein.
Business Segments
Substantially all of our operating revenues and operating expenses are directly attributable to our business segments. Certain revenues and expenses have been allocated to each business segment, generally in proportion to its respective net revenues, non-interest expenses or other relevant measures. See Note 19 to the financial statements for segment net revenues by income statement line item and information on intersegment transactions.
For an overview of the components of our business segments, net revenues, compensation expense and income taxes, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Source: Refinitiv data as of October 2, 2023. Transaction volumes may not be indicative of net revenues in a given period. In addition, transaction volumes for prior periods may vary from amounts previously reported due to the subsequent withdrawal, change in value or change in timing of certain transactions.
1.Includes transactions of $100 million or more. Based on full credit to each of the advisors in a transaction.
2.Based on full credit for single book managers and equal credit for joint book managers.
3.Includes Rule 144A issuances and registered public offerings of common stock, convertible securities and rights offerings.
4.Includes Rule 144A and publicly registered issuances, non-convertible preferred stock, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and taxable municipal debt. Excludes leveraged loans and self-led issuances.
Investment Banking Revenues
Revenues of $938 million in the current quarter decreased 27% from the prior year quarter, primarily reflecting lower advisory and fixed income underwriting revenues.
•Advisory revenues decreased primarily due to fewer completed M&A transactions.
•Equity underwriting revenues increased on higher volumes, primarily in secondary offerings, partially offset by lower revenues from initial public offerings.
•Fixed income underwriting revenues decreased primarily due to lower event-driven non-investment grade loan issuances.
Revenues of $3,260 million in the current year period decreased 18% compared with the prior year period, primarily reflecting lower advisory revenues.
•Advisory revenues decreased primarily due to fewer completed M&A transactions.
•Equity underwriting revenues increased on higher volumes, primarily in secondary offerings and convertible issuances, partially offset by lower revenues from initial public offerings.
•Fixed income underwriting revenues decreased primarily due to lower non-investment grade loan issuances, partially offset by higher investment-grade bond and loan issuances.
Investment Banking continues to operate in a market environment characterized by reduced completed M&A activity and underwriting activity amid inflationary pressures and uncertainty regarding the future path of interest rates, which have remained persistently high.
1.Includes Commissions and fees and Asset management revenues.
2.Includes funding costs, which are allocated to the businesses based on funding usage.
3.Includes Investments and Other revenues.
Equity
Net revenues of $2,507 million in the current quarter increased 2% compared with the prior year quarter, primarily reflecting an increase in execution services, partially offset by a decrease in financing.
•Financing revenues decreased primarily due to lower spreads driven by changes in the client balance mix and higher funding costs.
•Execution services revenues increased primarily due to mark-to-market gains on business-related investments compared with losses in the prior year quarter and higher gains on inventory held to facilitate client activity in derivatives.
Net revenues of $7,784 million in the current year period decreased 9% compared with the prior year period, primarily reflecting decreases in financing and execution services.
•Financing revenues decreased primarily due to lower spreads driven by changes in the client balance mix and higher funding costs.
•Execution services revenues decreased primarily due to lower gains on inventory held to facilitate client activity and lower client activity in derivatives and cash equities, partially offset by mark-to-market gains on business-related investments compared with losses in the prior year period.
Fixed Income
Net revenues of $1,947 million in the current quarter decreased 11% from the prior year quarter reflecting a decrease in rates and foreign exchange products, partially offset by increases in commodities and securitized products.
•Global macro products revenues decreased primarily due to a decline in rates and foreign exchange products.
•Credit products revenues increased primarily due to an increase in agency and non-agency trading within securitized products, partially offset by municipal securities products.
•Commodities products and other fixed income revenues increased primarily due to higher gains on inventory held to facilitate client activity.
Net revenues of $6,239 million in the current year period decreased 18% compared with the prior year period, reflecting a decrease in foreign exchange products and commodities.
•Global macro products revenues decreased primarily due to a decline in foreign exchange products.
•Credit products revenues were relatively unchanged from the prior year period.
•Commodities products and other fixed income revenues decreased compared to elevated results in the prior year period, primarily due to lower gains on inventory and lower client activity.
Other Net Revenues
Other net revenues were $277 million in the current quarter, compared with losses of $100 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to lower mark-to-market losses, inclusive of hedges and higher net interest income and fees on corporate loans.
Other net revenues were $837 million in the current year period, compared with losses of $587 million in the prior year period, primarily due to lower mark-to-market losses, inclusive of hedges and higher net interest income on corporate loans as well as mark-to-market gains compared with losses in the prior year period on DCP investments.
Provision for Credit Losses
The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments of $93 million in the current quarter was primarily driven by deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio. The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments was $24 million in the prior year quarter, primarily driven by deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook.
The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments of $379 million in the current year period was primarily related to deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio, and modest growth in certain other loan portfolios. The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments was $150 million in the prior year period driven by portfolio growth and deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook.
For further information on the Provision for credit losses, see “Credit Risk” herein.
Non-interest Expenses
Non-interest expenses of $4,377 million in the current quarter increased 5% compared with the prior year quarter due to higher Compensation and benefits and Non-compensation expenses.
•Compensation and benefits expenses increased primarily due to higher discretionary incentive compensation, partially offset by lower expenses related to outstanding deferred compensation.
•Non-compensation expenses increased primarily due to increased spend on technology, higher execution-related expenses and higher professional services expenses.
Non-interest expenses of $13,673 million in the current year period increased 1% compared with the prior year period, primarily due to higher Non-compensation expenses.
•Compensation and benefits expenses were relatively unchanged from the prior year period.
•Non-compensation expenses increased primarily due to higher execution-related expenses, increased spend on technology, marketing and business development and professional services, partially offset by a decrease in legal expenses.
1.Transactional includes Investment banking, Trading, and Commissions and fees revenues. Other includes Investments and Other revenues.
Wealth Management Metrics
$ in billions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Total client assets1
$
4,798
$
4,187
U.S. Bank Subsidiary loans
$
146
$
146
Margin and other lending2
$
23
$
22
Deposits3
$
340
$
351
Annualized weighted average cost of deposits4
Period end
2.86%
1.59%
Period average for three months ended
2.69%
1.32%
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net new assets5
$
35.7
$
64.8
$
234.8
$
259.7
1.Client assets represent those for which Wealth Management is providing services including financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage and investment advisory services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration, and retirement plan services. See “Advisor-led Channel” and “Self-directed Channel” herein for additional information.
2.Margin and other lending represents margin lending arrangements, which allow customers to borrow against the value of qualifying securities and other lending which includes non‐purpose securities-based lending on non‐bank entities.
3.Deposits reflect liabilities sourced from Wealth Management clients and other sources of funding on the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries. Deposits include sweep deposit programs, savings and other, and time deposits. Excludes approximately $6 billion of off-balance sheet deposits as of December 31, 2022 and none as of September 30, 2023.
4.Annualized weighted average represents the total annualized weighted average cost of the various deposit products, excluding the effect of related hedging derivatives. The period end cost of deposits is based upon balances and rates as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The period average is based on daily balances and rates for the period.
5.Net new assets represent client asset inflows, including dividends and interest, and asset acquisitions, less client asset outflows, and exclude activity from business combinations/divestitures and the impact of fees and commissions.
Advisor-led Channel
$ in billions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Advisor-led client assets1
$
3,755
$
3,392
Fee-based client assets2
$
1,857
$
1,678
Fee-based client assets as a percentage of advisor-led client assets
49%
49%
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Fee-based asset flows3
$
22.5
$
16.7
$
67.6
$
142.4
1.Advisor-led client assets represent client assets in accounts that have a Wealth Management representative assigned.
2.Fee‐based client assets represent the amount of assets in client accounts where the basis of payment for services is a fee calculated on those assets.
3.Fee-based asset flows include net new fee-based assets (including asset acquisitions), net account transfers, dividends, interest and client fees, and exclude institutional cash management related activity. For a description of the Inflows and Outflows included in Fee-based asset flows, see Fee-based client assets in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Daily average revenue trades (“DARTs”) (in thousands)3
735
805
777
900
1.Self-directed client assets represent active accounts which are not advisor led. Active accounts are defined as having at least $25 in assets.
2.Self-directed households represent the total number of households that include at least one active account with self-directed assets. Individual households or participants that are engaged in one or more of our Wealth Management channels are included in each of the respective channel counts.
3.DARTs represent the total self-directed trades in a period divided by the number of trading days during that period.
Workplace Channel1
$ in billions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Stock plan unvested assets2
$
377
$
302
Stock plan participants (in millions)3
6.6
6.3
1.The workplace channel includes equity compensation solutions for companies, their executives and employees.
2.Stock plan unvested assets represent the market value of public company securities at the end of the period.
3.Stock plan participants represent total accounts with vested and/or unvested stock plan assets in the workplace channel. Individuals with accounts in multiple plans are counted as participants in each plan.
Net Revenues
Asset Management
Asset management revenues of $3,629 million in the current quarter increased 7% when compared with the prior year quarter, primarily reflecting higher average fee-based asset levels in the current quarter due to higher market levels and the cumulative impact of positive fee-based flows.
Asset management revenues of $10,463 million in the current year period decreased 1% when compared with the prior year period, primarily reflecting lower average fee-based asset levels due to declines in the markets, partially offset by the cumulative impact of positive fee-based flows.
See “Fee-Based Client Assets Rollforwards” herein.
Transactional Revenues
Transactional revenues of $678 million in the current quarter increased by $62 million from the prior year quarter, primarily due to increased client activity in alternative products.
In the current year period, transactional revenues of $2,468 million increased by $926 million from the prior year period, primarily driven by gains on DCP investments compared with losses in the prior year period, partially offset by lower client activity.
For further information on the impact of DCP, see “Selected Non-GAAP Financial Information” herein.
Net Interest
Net interest revenues of $1,952 million in the current quarter decreased 3% when compared with the prior year quarter, primarily due to the net effect of lower brokerage sweep deposits as client preferences continue to evolve, partially offset by the impact of higher interest rates.
Net interest revenues of $6,266 million in the current year period increased 18% when compared with the prior year period, primarily due to the net effect of higher interest rates, partially offset by the impact of lower brokerage sweep deposits.
The level and pace of interest rate changes and other macroeconomic factors continued to impact client preferences for cash allocation to higher-yielding products and the pace of reallocation of client balances, resulting in changes in the deposit mix and associated interest expense, as well as client demand for loans. If these trends persist, net interest income may continue to be impacted in future periods.
Provision for Credit Losses
The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments of $41 million in the current quarter primarily reflects deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio. The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments was $11 million in the prior year quarter, primarily driven by the commercial real estate portfolio.
In the current year period, the Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments of $150 million was primarily related to deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio. The Provision for credit losses on loans and lending commitments was $43 million in the prior year period, primarily driven by deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook and portfolio growth in Residential real estate loans.
Non-interest Expenses
Non-interest expenses of $4,654 million in the current quarter increased 4% compared with the prior year quarter, as a result of higher Compensation and benefits expenses.
•Compensation and benefits expenses increased in the current quarter primarily due to higher expenses in the formulaic payout to Wealth Management representatives driven by higher compensable revenues, higher salaries and higher expenses related to DCP.
•Non-compensation expenses were relatively unchanged compared with the prior year quarter.
In the current year period, Non-interest expenses increased 11% to $14,371 million compared with the prior year period, as a result of higher Compensation and benefits expenses and higher Non-compensation expenses.
•Compensation and benefits expenses increased in the current year period primarily due to higher expenses related to DCP, higher salaries and severance costs associated with the employee action in the second quarter.
•Non-compensation expenses increased in the current year period primarily driven by increased spend on technology, professional services and occupancy.
For further information on the impact of expenses related to DCP, see “Selected Non-GAAP Financial Information” herein.
Fee-Based Client Assets Rollforwards
$ in billions
At June 30, 2023
Inflows
Outflows
Market Impact
At September 30, 2023
Separately managed1
$
556
$
15
$
(7)
$
14
$
578
Unified managed
456
29
(19)
(17)
449
Advisor
182
7
(9)
(5)
175
Portfolio manager
607
27
(21)
(16)
597
Subtotal
$
1,801
$
78
$
(56)
$
(24)
$
1,799
Cash management
55
16
(13)
—
58
Total fee-based client assets
$
1,856
$
94
$
(69)
$
(24)
$
1,857
$ in billions
At June 30, 2022
Inflows
Outflows
Market Impact
At September 30, 2022
Separately managed1
$
556
$
14
$
(6)
$
(53)
$
511
Unified managed
396
18
(12)
(23)
379
Advisor
172
7
(9)
(7)
163
Portfolio manager
546
22
(18)
(24)
526
Subtotal
$
1,670
$
61
$
(45)
$
(107)
$
1,579
Cash management
47
10
(8)
—
49
Total fee-based client assets
$
1,717
$
71
$
(53)
$
(107)
$
1,628
$ in billions
At December 31, 2022
Inflows
Outflows
Market Impact
At September 30, 2023
Separately managed1
$
501
$
40
$
(18)
$
55
$
578
Unified managed
408
70
(43)
14
449
Advisor
167
22
(25)
11
175
Portfolio manager
552
74
(53)
24
597
Subtotal
$
1,628
$
206
$
(139)
$
104
$
1,799
Cash management
50
48
(40)
—
58
Total fee-based
client assets
$
1,678
$
254
$
(179)
$
104
$
1,857
$ in billions
At December 31, 2021
Inflows2
Outflows
Market Impact
At September 30, 2022
Separately managed1
$
479
$
126
$
(19)
$
(75)
$
511
Unified managed
467
58
(37)
(109)
379
Advisor
211
22
(27)
(43)
163
Portfolio manager
636
71
(52)
(129)
526
Subtotal
$
1,793
$
277
$
(135)
$
(356)
$
1,579
Cash management
46
28
(25)
—
49
Total fee-based
client assets
$
1,839
$
305
$
(160)
$
(356)
$
1,628
1.Includes non-custody account values based on asset values reported on a quarter lag by third-party custodians.
2.Includes $75 billion of fee-based assets acquired in an asset acquisition in the first quarter of 2022, reflected in Separately managed.
Average Fee Rates1
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Fee rate in bps
2023
2022
2023
2022
Separately managed
12
11
13
12
Unified managed
92
94
92
94
Advisor
79
80
80
81
Portfolio manager
90
91
91
92
Subtotal
65
65
66
66
Cash management
6
6
6
6
Total fee-based client assets
64
63
64
65
1.Based on Asset management revenues related to advisory services associated with fee-based assets.
For a description of fee-based client assets and rollforward items in the previous tables, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Wealth Management Fee-Based Client Assets” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests
3
(17)
118
%
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley
$
179
$
107
67
%
Nine Months Ended September 30,
% Change
$ in millions
2023
2022
Revenues
Asset management and related fees
$
3,828
$
3,961
(3)
%
Performance-based income and other1
78
(47)
N/M
Net revenues
3,906
3,914
—
%
Compensation and benefits
1,638
1,645
—
%
Non-compensation expenses
1,691
1,676
1
%
Total non-interest expenses
3,329
3,321
—
%
Income before provision for income taxes
577
593
(3)
%
Provision for income taxes
135
121
12
%
Net income
442
472
(6)
%
Net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests
2
(26)
108
%
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley
$
440
$
498
(12)
%
1.Includes Investments, Trading, Commissions and fees, Net interest, and Other revenues.
Net Revenues
Asset Management and Related Fees
Asset management and related fees of $1,312 million in the current quarter increased 3% from the prior year quarter, primarily driven by higher average AUM due to the increase in asset values from the prior year quarter.
Asset management and related fees of $3,828 million in the current year period decreased 3% from the prior year period primarily due to lower average AUM driven by the decline in asset values and the cumulative effect of net outflows in Long-Term AUM.
Asset management revenues are influenced by the level, relative mix of AUM and related fee rates. The market environment in recent quarters has led to a decline in asset prices, which in turn, negatively impacted our average Long-Term AUM level across asset classes. To the extent the market condition deteriorates further, or we continue to see net outflows of Long-Term AUM, we would expect our Asset management revenue to continue to be negatively impacted.
See “Assets under Management or Supervision” herein.
Performance-based Income and Other
Performance-based income and other revenues were $24 million in the current quarter, compared with losses of $101 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to higher accrued carried interest and investment gains in certain private equity funds.
Performance-based income and other revenues of $78 million in the current year period increased, primarily due to DCP investments and public investments, partially offset by reduced carried interest in infrastructure funds.
Non-interest Expenses
Non-interest expenses of $1,095 million in the current quarter increased 4% from the prior year quarter, primarily due to higher Compensation and benefits expenses.
•Compensation and benefits expenses increased in the current quarter primarily due to higher expenses related to compensation associated with carried interest.
•Non-compensation expenses increased primarily as a result of higher fee sharing paid to intermediaries on higher average AUM.
Non-interest expenses of $3,329 million in the current year period, remained relatively unchanged from the prior year period.
•Compensation and benefits expenses were relatively unchanged for the current year period as a result of lower expenses related to compensation associated with carried interest, offset by higher expenses related to DCP.
•Non-compensation expenses were relatively unchanged for the current year period.
Assets under Management or Supervision Rollforwards
$ in billions
Equity
Fixed Income
Alternatives and Solutions
Long-Term AUM Subtotal
Liquidity and Overlay Services
Total
June 30, 2023
$
289
$
165
$
482
$
936
$
476
$
1,412
Inflows
9
14
31
54
553
607
Outflows
(15)
(15)
(29)
(59)
(543)
(602)
Market Impact
(11)
(1)
(10)
(22)
—
(22)
Other
—
—
(2)
(2)
(5)
(7)
September 30, 2023
$
272
$
163
$
472
$
907
$
481
$
1,388
$ in billions
Equity
Fixed Income
Alternatives and Solutions
Long-Term AUM Subtotal
Liquidity and Overlay Services
Total
June 30, 2022
$
265
$
181
$
415
$
861
$
490
$
1,351
Inflows
10
13
24
47
572
619
Outflows
(14)
(17)
(15)
(46)
(602)
(648)
Market Impact
(9)
(3)
(15)
(27)
(2)
(29)
Other
(3)
(3)
(4)
(10)
(4)
(14)
September 30, 2022
$
249
$
171
$
405
$
825
$
454
$
1,279
$ in billions
Equity
Fixed Income1
Alternatives and Solutions1
Long-Term AUM Subtotal
Liquidity and Overlay Services
Total
December 31, 2022
$
259
$
173
$
431
$
863
$
442
$
1,305
Inflows
29
42
79
150
1,713
1,863
Outflows
(42)
(48)
(63)
(153)
(1,673)
(1,826)
Market Impact
30
4
22
56
10
66
Other1
(4)
(8)
3
(9)
(11)
(20)
September 30, 2023
$
272
$
163
$
472
$
907
$
481
$
1,388
$ in billions
Equity
Fixed Income
Alternatives and Solutions
Long-Term AUM Subtotal
Liquidity and Overlay Services
Total
December 31, 2021
$
395
$
207
$
466
$
1,068
$
497
$
1,565
Inflows
42
50
74
166
1,675
1,841
Outflows
(60)
(59)
(60)
(179)
(1,702)
(1,881)
Market Impact
(117)
(19)
(67)
(203)
(11)
(214)
Other
(11)
(8)
(8)
(27)
(5)
(32)
September 30, 2022
$
249
$
171
$
405
$
825
$
454
$
1,279
1.In the second quarter of the current year, our Retail Municipal and Corporate Fixed Income business (“FIMS”) was combined with our Parametric retail customized solutions business. The impact of the change was a $6 billion movement in AUM from Fixed Income to the Alternatives and Solutions asset class included in Other.
Average AUM
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in billions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Equity
$
287
$
269
$
278
$
308
Fixed income
166
179
171
190
Alternatives and Solutions
482
420
460
436
Long-term AUM subtotal
935
868
909
934
Liquidity and Overlay Services
478
466
461
469
Total AUM
$
1,413
$
1,334
$
1,370
$
1,403
Average Fee Rates1
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Fee rate in bps
2023
2022
2023
2022
Equity
72
71
72
70
Fixed income
36
34
35
36
Alternatives and Solutions
30
34
32
34
Long-term AUM
44
46
45
46
Liquidity and Overlay Services
12
13
13
11
Total AUM
33
34
34
35
1.Based on Asset management revenues, net of waivers, excluding performance-based fees and other non-management fees. For certain non-U.S. funds, it includes the portion of advisory fees that the advisor collects on behalf of third-party distributors. The payment of those fees to the distributor is included in Non-compensation expenses in the income statement.
For a description of the asset classes and rollforward items in the previous tables, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Investment Management—Assets Under Management or Supervision” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Our U.S. bank subsidiaries, Morgan Stanley Bank N.A. (“MSBNA”) and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association (“MSPBNA”) (together, “U.S. Bank Subsidiaries”), accept deposits, provide loans to a variety of customers, including large corporate and institutional clients as well as high to ultra-high net worth individuals, and invest in securities. Lending activity in the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries from the Institutional Securities business segment primarily includes Secured lending facilities, Commercial real estate and Corporate loans. Lending activity in the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries from the Wealth Management business segment primarily includes Securities-based lending, which allows clients to borrow money against the value of qualifying securities, and Residential real estate loans.
For a further discussion of our credit risks, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk” herein. For a further discussion about loans and lending commitments, see Notes 9 and 13 to the financial statements.
U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ Supplemental Financial Information1
$ in billions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Investment securities portfolio:
Investment securities—AFS
$
60.8
$
66.9
Investment securities—HTM
54.0
56.4
Total investment securities
$
114.8
$
123.3
Wealth Management Loans2
Residential real estate
$
58.9
$
54.4
Securities-based lending and Other3
86.9
91.7
Total, net of ACL
$
145.8
$
146.1
Institutional Securities Loans2
Corporate
$
8.8
$
6.9
Secured lending facilities
39.6
37.1
Commercial and Residential real estate
10.8
10.2
Securities-based lending and Other
4.1
6.0
Total, net of ACL
$
63.3
$
60.2
Total Assets
$
388.1
$
391.0
Deposits4
$
339.9
$
350.6
1.Amounts exclude transactions between the bank subsidiaries, as well as deposits from the Parent Company and affiliates.
2.For a further discussion of loans in the Wealth Management and Institutional Securities business segments, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk” herein.
3.Other loans primarily include tailored lending, which typically consist of bespoke lending arrangements provided to ultra-high net worth clients. These facilities are generally secured by eligible collateral.
4.For further information on deposits, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Management—Balance Sheet—Unsecured Financing” herein.
Accounting Development Updates
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued certain accounting updates that apply to us. Accounting updates not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or to not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations upon adoption.
We are currently evaluating the following accounting update, however, we do not expect a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations upon adoption:
•Investments—Tax Credit Structures. This accounting update permits an election to account for tax equity investments using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. The update requires a separate accounting policy election to be made for each tax credit program. Under the proportional amortization method, the initial cost of the investment is amortized in proportion to the income tax credits and other income tax benefits received. The amortization of the investment and the income tax credits and other income tax benefits are recognized net in the income statement as a component of provision for income taxes. The update also requires disclosures of certain information that enable investors and other users of our financial statements to understand the nature of (i) the tax equity investments in projects that generate income tax credits and other income tax benefits from a program for which the proportional amortization method has been elected and (ii) the impact of the tax equity investments and related income tax credits on the financial condition and results of operations. The accounting update will be effective January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions (see Note 1 to the financial statements). We believe that of our significant accounting policies (see Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K and Note 2 to the financial statements), the fair value of financial instruments, goodwill and intangible assets, legal and regulatory contingencies (see Note 15 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K and Note 13 to the financial statements) and income taxes policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. For a further discussion about our critical accounting policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity and capital policies are established and maintained by senior management, with oversight by the Asset/Liability Management Committee and the Board of Directors (“Board”). Through various risk and control committees, senior management reviews business performance relative to these policies, monitors the availability of alternative sources of financing, and oversees the liquidity, interest rate and currency sensitivity of our asset and liability position. Our Corporate Treasury department (“Treasury”), Firm Risk Committee, Asset/Liability Management Committee, and other committees and control groups assist in evaluating, monitoring and managing the impact that our business activities have on our balance sheet, liquidity and capital structure. Liquidity and capital matters
are reported regularly to the Board and the Risk Committee of the Board.
Balance Sheet
We monitor and evaluate the composition and size of our balance sheet on a regular basis. Our balance sheet management process includes quarterly planning, business-specific thresholds, monitoring of business-specific usage versus key performance metrics and new business impact assessments.
We establish balance sheet thresholds at the consolidated and business segment levels. We monitor balance sheet utilization and review variances resulting from business activity and market fluctuations. On a regular basis, we review current performance versus established thresholds and assess the need to re-allocate our balance sheet based on business segment needs. We also monitor key metrics, including asset and liability size and capital usage.
Total Assets by Business Segment
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
IS
WM
IM
Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
75,646
$
32,573
$
182
$
108,401
Trading assets at fair value
335,146
6,691
4,848
346,685
Investment securities
34,242
112,724
—
146,966
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
96,979
4,590
—
101,569
Securities borrowed
119,887
1,029
—
120,916
Customer and other receivables
43,317
31,916
1,262
76,495
Loans1
71,089
145,879
4
216,972
Other assets2
13,874
26,088
11,047
51,009
Total assets
$
790,180
$
361,490
$
17,343
$
1,169,013
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
IS
WM
IM
Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
88,362
$
39,539
$
226
$
128,127
Trading assets at fair value
294,884
1,971
4,460
301,315
Investment securities
40,481
119,450
—
159,931
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
102,511
11,396
—
113,907
Securities borrowed
132,619
755
—
133,374
Customer and other receivables
47,515
29,620
1,405
78,540
Loans1
67,676
146,105
4
213,785
Other assets2
15,789
24,469
10,994
51,252
Total assets
$
789,837
$
373,305
$
17,089
$
1,180,231
1.Amounts include loans held for investment, net of ACL, and loans held for sale but exclude loans at fair value, which are included in Trading assets in the balance sheet (see Note 9 to the financial statements).
2.Other assets primarily includes Goodwill and Intangible assets, premises, equipment and software, ROU assets related to leases, other investments, and deferred tax assets.
A substantial portion of total assets consists of cash and cash equivalents, liquid marketable securities and short-term receivables. In the Institutional Securities business segment, these arise from market-making, financing and prime brokerage activities, and in the Wealth Management business segment, these arise from banking activities, including management of the investment portfolio. Total assets of
$1,169 billion at September 30, 2023 were relatively unchanged from $1,180 billion at December 31, 2022.
Liquidity Risk Management Framework
The core components of our Liquidity Risk Management Framework are the Required Liquidity Framework, Liquidity Stress Tests and Liquidity Resources, which support our target liquidity profile. For a further discussion about the Firm’s Required Liquidity Framework and Liquidity Stress Tests, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity Risk Management Framework” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we maintained sufficient liquidity to meet current and contingent funding obligations as modeled in our Liquidity Stress Tests.
Liquidity Resources
We maintain sufficient liquidity resources, which consist of HQLA and cash deposits with banks (“Liquidity Resources”) to cover daily funding needs and to meet strategic liquidity targets sized by the Required Liquidity Framework and Liquidity Stress Tests. We actively manage the amount of our Liquidity Resources considering the following components: unsecured debt maturity profile; balance sheet size and composition; funding needs in a stressed environment, inclusive of contingent cash outflows; legal entity, regional and segment liquidity requirements; regulatory requirements; and collateral requirements.
The amount of Liquidity Resources we hold is based on our risk appetite and is calibrated to meet various internal and regulatory requirements and to fund prospective business activities. The Liquidity Resources are primarily held within the Parent Company and its major operating subsidiaries. The Total HQLA values in the tables immediately following are different from Eligible HQLA, which, in accordance with the LCR rule, also takes into account certain regulatory weightings and other operational considerations.
Liquidity Resources by Type of Investment
Average Daily Balance Three Months Ended
$ in millions
September 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
Cash deposits with central banks
$
66,330
$
60,876
Unencumbered HQLA Securities1:
U.S. government obligations
122,110
124,357
U.S. agency and agency mortgage-backed securities
86,628
94,367
Non-U.S. sovereign obligations2
23,416
21,393
Other investment grade securities
693
715
Total HQLA1
$
299,177
$
301,708
Cash deposits with banks (non-HQLA)
8,190
9,016
Total Liquidity Resources
$
307,367
$
310,724
1.HQLA is presented prior to applying weightings and includes all HQLA held in subsidiaries.
2.Primarily composed of unencumbered Japanese, French, U.K., Italian and Spanish government obligations.
Liquidity Resources by Bank and Non-Bank Legal Entities
Average Daily Balance Three Months Ended
$ in millions
September 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
Bank legal entities
U.S.
$
132,663
$
131,584
Non-U.S.
6,101
7,384
Total Bank legal entities
138,764
138,968
Non-Bank legal entities
U.S.:
Parent Company
53,681
49,988
Non-Parent Company
58,839
58,402
Total U.S.
112,520
108,390
Non-U.S.
56,083
63,366
Total Non-Bank legal entities
168,603
171,756
Total Liquidity Resources
$
307,367
$
310,724
Liquidity Resources may fluctuate from period to period based on the overall size and composition of our balance sheet, the maturity profile of our unsecured debt, and estimates of funding needs in a stressed environment, among other factors.
Regulatory Liquidity Framework
Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Net Stable Funding Ratio
We and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries are required to maintain a minimum LCR and NSFR of 100%.
The LCR rule requires large banking organizations to have sufficient Eligible HQLA to cover net cash outflows arising from significant stress over 30 calendar days, thus promoting the short-term resilience of the liquidity risk profile of banking organizations. In determining Eligible HQLA for LCR purposes, weightings (or asset haircuts) are applied to HQLA, and certain HQLA held in subsidiaries is excluded.
The NSFR rule requires large banking organizations to maintain an amount of available stable funding, which is their regulatory capital and liabilities subject to standardized weightings, equal to or greater than their required stable funding, which is their projected minimum funding needs, over a one-year time horizon. The NSFR rule is designed to strengthen the ability of such organizations to withstand disruptions to their regular sources of funding without compromising their liquidity position or contributing to instability in the financial system.
As of September 30, 2023, we and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries are compliant with the minimum LCR and NSFR requirements of 100%.
Liquidity Coverage Ratio
Average Daily Balance Three Months Ended
$ in millions
September 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
Eligible HQLA1
Cash deposits with central banks
$
60,163
$
53,387
Securities2
181,010
186,913
Total Eligible HQLA1
$
241,173
$
240,300
Net cash outflows
$
190,336
$
181,772
LCR
127
%
132
%
1.Under the LCR rule, Eligible HQLA is calculated using weightings and excluding certain HQLA held in subsidiaries.
2.Primarily includes U.S. Treasuries, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities and sovereign bonds.
Funding Management
We manage our funding in a manner that reduces the risk of disruption to our operations. We pursue a strategy of diversification of secured and unsecured funding sources (by product, investor and region) and attempt to ensure that the tenor of our liabilities equals or exceeds the expected holding period of the assets being financed. Our goal is to achieve an optimal mix of durable secured and unsecured financing.
We fund our balance sheet on a global basis through diverse sources. These sources include our equity capital, borrowings, bank notes, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, securities lending, deposits, letters of credit and lines of credit. We have active financing programs for both standard and structured products targeting global investors and currencies.
Treasury allocates interest expense to our businesses based on the tenor and interest rate profile of the assets being funded. Treasury similarly allocates interest income to businesses carrying deposit products and other liabilities across the businesses based on the characteristics of those deposits and other liabilities.
Secured Financing
For a discussion of our secured financing activities, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Management—Secured Financing” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed
$
222,485
$
247,281
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned
$
89,725
$
78,213
Securities received as collateral1
$
7,904
$
9,954
Average Daily Balance Three Months Ended
$ in millions
September 30, 2023
December 31, 2022
Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed
$
222,503
$
261,627
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned
$
88,115
$
77,268
1.Included within Trading assets in the balance sheet.
See “Total Assets by Business Segment” herein for additional information on the assets shown in the previous table and Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K and Note 8 to the financial statements for additional information on collateralized financing transactions.
In addition to the collateralized financing transactions shown in the previous table, we engage in financing transactions collateralized by customer-owned securities, which are segregated in accordance with regulatory requirements. Receivables under these financing transactions, primarily margin loans, are included in Customer and other receivables in the balance sheet, and payables under these financing transactions, primarily to prime brokerage customers, are included in Customer and other payables in the balance sheet. Our risk exposure on these transactions is mitigated by collateral maintenance policies and the elements of our Liquidity Risk Management Framework.
Unsecured Financing
For a discussion of our unsecured financing activities, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Management—Unsecured Financing” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Deposits
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Savings and demand deposits:
Brokerage sweep deposits1
$
145,532
$
202,592
Savings and other
134,476
117,356
Total Savings and demand deposits
280,008
319,948
Time deposits
65,450
36,698
Total2
$
345,458
$
356,646
1.Amounts represent balances swept from client brokerage accounts.
2.Excludes approximately $6 billion of off-balance sheet deposits at unaffiliated financial institutions as of December 31, 2022 and none as of September 30, 2023. This client cash held by third parties is not reflected in our balance sheet and is not immediately available for liquidity purposes.
Deposits are primarily sourced from our Wealth Management clients and are considered to have stable, low-cost funding
characteristics relative to other sources of funding. Each category of deposits presented above has a different cost profile and clients may respond differently to changes in interest rates and other macroeconomic conditions. The decrease in total deposits in the current year period was primarily driven by a continued reduction in Brokerage sweep deposits, largely due to net outflows to alternative cash-equivalent and other products, partially offset by an increase in Time deposits and Savings.
Borrowings by Remaining Maturity at September 30, 20231
$ in millions
Parent Company
Subsidiaries
Total
Original maturities of one year or less
$
—
$
4,350
$
4,350
Original maturities greater than one year
2023
$
1,823
$
2,123
$
3,946
2024
11,750
11,611
23,361
2025
21,660
11,996
33,656
2026
23,760
7,874
31,634
2027
18,426
5,872
24,298
Thereafter
91,085
34,863
125,948
Total greater than one year
$
168,504
$
74,339
$
242,843
Total
$
168,504
$
78,689
$
247,193
Maturities over next 12 months2
$
21,514
1.Original maturity in the table is generally based on contractual final maturity. For borrowings with put options, remaining maturity represents the earliest put date.
2.Includes only borrowings with original maturities greater than one year.
Borrowings of $247 billion as of September 30, 2023 were largely unchanged when compared with $238 billion at December 31, 2022.
We believe that accessing debt investors through multiple distribution channels helps provide consistent access to the unsecured markets. In addition, the issuance of borrowings with original maturities greater than one year allows us to reduce reliance on short-term credit sensitive instruments. Borrowings with original maturities greater than one year are generally managed to achieve staggered maturities, thereby mitigating refinancing risk, and to maximize investor diversification through sales to global institutional and retail clients across regions, currencies and product types.
The availability and cost of financing to us can vary depending on market conditions, the volume of certain trading and lending activities, our credit ratings and the overall availability of credit. We also engage in, and may continue to engage in, repurchases of our borrowings as part of our market-making activities.
For further information on Borrowings, see Note 12 to the financial statements.
Credit Ratings
We rely on external sources to finance a significant portion of our daily operations. Our credit ratings are one of the factors in the cost and availability of financing and can have an impact on certain trading revenues, particularly in those businesses where longer-term counterparty performance is a key consideration, such as certain OTC derivative
transactions. When determining credit ratings, rating agencies consider both company-specific and industry-wide factors. See also “Risk Factors—Liquidity Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Parent Company and U.S. Bank Subsidiaries Issuer Ratings at October 31, 2023
Parent Company
Short-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt
Rating Outlook
DBRS, Inc.
R-1 (middle)
A (high)
Stable
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
F1
A+
Stable
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
P-1
A1
Stable
Rating and Investment Information, Inc.
a-1
A
Positive
S&P Global Ratings
A-2
A-
Stable
MSBNA
Short-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt
Rating Outlook
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
F1+
AA-
Stable
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
P-1
Aa3
Stable
S&P Global Ratings
A-1
A+
Stable
MSPBNA
Short-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt
Rating Outlook
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
P-1
Aa3
Stable
S&P Global Ratings
A-1
A+
Stable
Incremental Collateral or Terminating Payments
In connection with certain OTC derivatives and certain other agreements where we are a liquidity provider to certain financing vehicles associated with the Institutional Securities business segment, we may be required to provide additional collateral, immediately settle any outstanding liability balances with certain counterparties or pledge additional collateral to certain clearing organizations in the event of a future credit rating downgrade irrespective of whether we are in a net asset or net liability position. See Note 6 to the financial statements for additional information on OTC derivatives that contain such contingent features.
While certain aspects of a credit rating downgrade are quantifiable pursuant to contractual provisions, the impact it would have on our business and results of operations in future periods is inherently uncertain and would depend on a number of interrelated factors, including, among other things, the magnitude of the downgrade, the rating relative to peers, the rating assigned by the relevant agency before the downgrade, individual client behavior and future mitigating actions we might take. The liquidity impact of additional collateral requirements is included in our Liquidity Stress Tests.
Capital Management
We view capital as an important source of financial strength and actively manage our consolidated capital position based upon, among other things, business opportunities, risks, capital availability and rates of return together with internal capital policies, regulatory requirements and rating agency
guidelines. In the future, we may expand or contract our capital base to address the changing needs of our businesses.
Common Stock Repurchases
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
in millions, except for per share data
2023
2022
2023
2022
Number of shares
17
30
45
93
Average price per share
$
87.59
$
85.79
$
89.26
$
87.50
Total
$
1,500
$
2,555
$
4,000
$
8,165
For additional information on our common stock repurchases, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Capital Plans, Stress Tests and the Stress Capital Buffer” herein and Note 16 to the financial statements.
For a description of our capital plan, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Capital Plans, Stress Tests and the Stress Capital Buffer” herein.
Common Stock Dividend Announcement
Announcement date
October 18, 2023
Amount per share
$0.850
Date to be paid
November 15, 2023
Shareholders of record as of
October 31, 2023
For additional information on our common stock dividends, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Capital Plans, Stress Tests and the Stress Capital Buffer” herein.
For additional information on our common stock and information on our preferred stock, see Note 16 to the financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We enter into various off-balance sheet arrangements, including through unconsolidated SPEs and lending-related financial instruments (e.g., guarantees and commitments), primarily in connection with the Institutional Securities and Investment Management business segments.
We utilize SPEs primarily in connection with securitization activities. For information on our securitization activities, see Note 16 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
For information on our commitments, obligations under certain guarantee arrangements and indemnities, see Note 13 to the financial statements. For a further discussion of our lending commitments, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk—Loans and Lending Commitments” herein.
Regulatory Requirements
Regulatory Capital Framework
We are an FHC under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended and are subject to the regulation and
oversight of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve establishes capital requirements for us, including “well-capitalized” standards, and evaluates our compliance with such capital requirements. The OCC establishes similar capital requirements and standards for our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries. The regulatory capital requirements are largely based on the Basel III capital standards established by the Basel Committee and also implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. For us to remain an FHC, we must remain well-capitalized in accordance with standards established by the Federal Reserve, and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries must remain well-capitalized in accordance with standards established by the OCC. In addition, many of our regulated subsidiaries are subject to regulatory capital requirements, including regulated subsidiaries registered as swap dealers with the CFTC or conditionally registered as security-based swap dealers with the SEC or registered as broker-dealers or futures commission merchants. For additional information on regulatory capital requirements for our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries, as well as our subsidiaries that are swap entities, see Note 15 to the financial statements.
Regulatory Capital Requirements
We are required to maintain minimum risk-based and leverage-based capital and TLAC ratios. For more information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Capital Requirements” in the 2022 Form 10-K. For additional information on TLAC, see “Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity, Long-Term Debt and Clean Holding Company Requirements” herein.
Risk-Based Regulatory Capital. Risk-based capital ratio requirements apply to Common Equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Total capital (which includes Tier 2 capital), each as a percentage of RWA, and consist of regulatory minimum required ratios plus our capital buffer requirement. Capital requirements require certain adjustments to, and deductions from, capital for purposes of determining these ratios.
Risk-Based Regulatory Capital Ratio Requirements
At September 30, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022
Standardized
Advanced
Capital buffers
Capital conservation buffer
—
2.5%
SCB1
5.8%
N/A
G-SIB capital surcharge2
3.0%
3.0%
CCyB3
0%
0%
Capital buffer requirement
8.8%
5.5%
1.For additional information on the SCB, see “Capital Plans, Stress Tests and the Stress Capital Buffer” herein and in the 2022 Form 10-K.
2.For a further discussion of the G-SIB capital surcharge, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—G-SIB Capital Surcharge” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
3.The CCyB can be set up to 2.5%, but is currently set by the Federal Reserve at zero.
The capital buffer requirement represents the amount of Common Equity Tier 1 capital we must maintain above the
minimum risk-based capital requirements in order to avoid restrictions on our ability to make capital distributions, including the payment of dividends and the repurchase of stock, and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers. Our capital buffer requirement computed under the standardized approaches for calculating credit risk and market RWAs (“Standardized Approach”) is equal to the sum of our SCB, G-SIB capital surcharge and CCyB, and our capital buffer requirement computed under the applicable advanced approaches for calculating credit risk, market risk and operational risk RWAs (“Advanced Approach”) is equal to our 2.5% capital conservation buffer, G-SIB capital surcharge and CCyB.
Regulatory Minimum
At September 30, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022
Standardized
Advanced
Required ratios1
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio
4.5
%
13.3%
10.0%
Tier 1 capital ratio
6.0
%
14.8%
11.5%
Total capital ratio
8.0
%
16.8%
13.5%
1.Required ratios represent the regulatory minimum plus the capital buffer requirement.
Our risk-based capital ratios are computed under each of (i) the Standardized Approach and (ii) the Advanced Approach. The credit risk RWA calculations between the two approaches differ in that the Standardized Approach requires calculation of RWA using prescribed risk weights and exposure methodologies, whereas the Advanced Approach utilizes models to calculate exposure amounts and risk weights. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the differences between the actual and required ratios were lower under the Standardized Approach.
Leverage-Based Regulatory Capital. Leverage-based capital requirements include a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4%, a minimum SLR of 3% and an enhanced SLR capital buffer of at least 2%.
CECL Deferral. Beginning on January 1, 2020, we elected to defer the effect of the adoption of CECL on our risk-based and leverage-based capital amounts and ratios, as well as our RWA, adjusted average assets and supplementary leverage exposure calculations, over a five-year transition period. The deferral impacts began to phase in at 25% per year from January 1, 2022 and are phased-in at 50% from January 1, 2023. The deferral impacts will become fully phased-in beginning on January 1, 2025.
1.Required ratios are inclusive of any buffers applicable as of the date presented.
2.Adjusted average assets represents the denominator of the Tier 1 leverage ratio and is composed of the average daily balance of consolidated on-balance sheet assets for the quarters ending on the respective balance sheet dates, reduced by disallowed goodwill, intangible assets, investments in covered funds, defined benefit pension plan assets, after-tax gain on sale from assets sold into securitizations, investments in our own capital instruments, certain deferred tax assets and other capital deductions.
3.Supplementary leverage exposure is the sum of Adjusted average assets used in the Tier 1 leverage ratio and other adjustments, primarily: (i) for derivatives, potential future exposure and the effective notional principal amount of sold credit protection offset by qualifying purchased credit protection; (ii) the counterparty credit risk for repo-style transactions; and (iii) the credit equivalent amount for off-balance sheet exposures.
Regulatory Capital
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Change
Common Equity Tier 1 capital
Common stock and surplus
$
(344)
$
2,782
$
(3,126)
Retained earnings
98,132
95,047
3,085
AOCI
(7,202)
(6,253)
(949)
Regulatory adjustments and deductions:
Net goodwill
(16,388)
(16,393)
5
Net intangible assets
(5,665)
(6,048)
383
Other adjustments and deductions1
615
(465)
1,080
Total Common Equity Tier 1 capital
$
69,148
$
68,670
$
478
Additional Tier 1 capital
Preferred stock
$
8,750
$
8,750
$
—
Noncontrolling interests
752
552
200
Additional Tier 1 capital
$
9,502
$
9,302
$
200
Deduction for investments in covered funds
(759)
(781)
22
Total Tier 1 capital
$
77,891
$
77,191
$
700
Standardized Tier 2 capital
Subordinated debt
$
8,665
$
7,846
$
819
Eligible ACL
2,040
1,613
427
Other adjustments and deductions
(23)
(75)
52
Total Standardized Tier 2 capital
$
10,682
$
9,384
$
1,298
Total Standardized capital
$
88,573
$
86,575
$
1,998
Advanced Tier 2 capital
Subordinated debt
$
8,665
$
7,846
$
819
Eligible credit reserves
1,416
1,197
219
Other adjustments and deductions
(23)
(75)
52
Total Advanced Tier 2 capital
$
10,058
$
8,968
$
1,090
Total Advanced capital
$
87,949
$
86,159
$
1,790
1.Other adjustments and deductions used in the calculation of Common Equity Tier 1 capital primarily includes net after-tax DVA, the credit spread premium over risk-free rate for derivative liabilities, defined benefit pension plan assets, after-tax gain on sale from assets sold into securitizations, investments in our own capital instruments and certain deferred tax assets.
Regulatory VaR—VaR for regulatory capital requirements
In the current year period, Credit risk RWA remained relatively unchanged under both the Standardized and Advanced Approaches. Under the Standardized Approach, slight decreases in investment securities, derivatives, and securities financing transactions were offset by a slight increase in Other credit risk driven by higher deferred tax assets and securitizations. Under the Advanced Approach, decreases in derivatives and investment securities were offset by growth in Corporate lending.
Market risk RWA decreased in the current year period under both the Standardized and Advanced Approaches, primarily due to lower Regulatory stressed VaR and Regulatory VaR driven by reductions in macro and commodities businesses, partially offset by higher Specific risk charges on securitization and higher non-securitization standardized charges.
The decrease in Operational risk RWA in the current year period reflects lower execution-related losses.
Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity, Long-Term Debt and Clean Holding Company Requirements
The Federal Reserve has established external TLAC, long-term debt (“LTD”) and clean holding company requirements for top-tier BHCs of U.S. G-SIBs (“covered BHCs”), including the Parent Company. These requirements are designed to ensure that covered BHCs will have enough loss-
absorbing resources at the point of failure to be recapitalized through the conversion of eligible LTD to equity or otherwise by imposing losses on eligible LTD or other forms of TLAC where an SPOE resolution strategy is used.
Required and Actual TLAC and Eligible LTD Ratios
Actual Amount/Ratio
$ in millions
Regulatory Minimum
Required Ratio1
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
External TLAC2
$
248,739
$
245,951
External TLAC as a % of RWA
18.0
%
21.5
%
56.0
%
54.9
%
External TLAC as a % of leverage exposure
7.5
%
9.5
%
17.6
%
17.6
%
Eligible LTD3
$
161,898
$
159,444
Eligible LTD as a % of RWA
9.0
%
9.0
%
36.5
%
35.6
%
Eligible LTD as a % of leverage exposure
4.5
%
4.5
%
11.4
%
11.4
%
1.Required ratios are inclusive of applicable buffers.
2.External TLAC consists of Common Equity Tier 1 capital and Additional Tier 1 capital (each excluding any noncontrolling minority interests), as well as eligible LTD.
3.Consists of TLAC-eligible LTD reduced by 50% for amounts of unpaid principal due to be paid in more than one year but less than two years from each respective balance sheet date.
We are in compliance with all TLAC requirements as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
For a further discussion of TLAC and related requirements, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity, Long-Term Debt and Clean Holding Company Requirements” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Capital Plans, Stress Tests and the Stress Capital Buffer
The Federal Reserve has capital planning and stress test requirements for large BHCs, which form part of the Federal Reserve’s annual CCAR framework.
We must submit, on at least an annual basis, a capital plan to the Federal Reserve, taking into account the results of separate annual stress tests designed by us and the Federal Reserve, so that the Federal Reserve may assess our systems and processes that incorporate forward-looking projections of revenues and losses to monitor and maintain our internal capital adequacy. As banks with less than $250 billion of total assets, our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries are not subject to company-run stress test regulatory requirements.
As part of its annual capital supervisory stress testing process, the Federal Reserve determines an SCB for each large BHC, including us.
For the 2023 capital planning and stress test cycle, we submitted our capital plan and company-run stress test results to the Federal Reserve on April 5, 2023. On June 28, 2023, the Federal Reserve published summary results of its supervisory stress tests of each large BHC, in which the projected decline in our Common Equity Tier 1 ratio in the
severely adverse scenario improved from the prior annual supervisory stress test by 50 basis points, from 4.6% to 4.1%. Following the publication of the supervisory stress test results, and as a result of the increase in our common stock dividend and the resulting dividend add-on, we announced that our SCB will be 5.4% from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Together with other features of the regulatory capital framework, this SCB results in an aggregate Standardized Approach Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 12.9%. Generally, our SCB is determined annually based on the results of the supervisory stress test.
We also disclosed a summary of the results of our company-run stress tests on our Investor Relations website and increased our quarterly common stock dividend to $0.85 per share from $0.775, beginning with the common stock dividend announced on July 18, 2023. Additionally, our Board of Directors reauthorized a multi-year common stock repurchase program of up to $20 billion, without a set expiration date, beginning in the third quarter of 2023, which will be exercised from time to time as conditions warrant.
For additional information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Capital Plans, Stress Tests and the Stress Capital Buffer” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Attribution of Average Common Equity According to the Required Capital Framework
Our required capital (“Required Capital”) estimation is based on the Required Capital framework, an internal capital adequacy measure. Common equity attribution to the business segments is based on capital usage calculated under the Required Capital framework, as well as each business segment’s relative contribution to our total Required Capital.
The Required Capital framework is a risk-based and leverage-based capital measure, which is compared with our regulatory capital to ensure that we maintain an amount of going concern capital after absorbing potential losses from stress events, where applicable, at a point in time. The amount of capital allocated to the business segments is generally set at the beginning of each year and remains fixed throughout the year until the next annual reset unless a significant business change occurs (e.g., acquisition or disposition). We define the difference between our total average common equity and the sum of the average common equity amounts allocated to our business segments as Parent Company common equity. We generally hold Parent Company common equity for prospective regulatory requirements, organic growth, potential future acquisitions and other capital needs.
Average Common Equity Attribution under the Required Capital Framework1
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in billions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Institutional Securities
$
45.6
$
48.8
$
45.6
$
48.8
Wealth Management
28.8
31.0
28.8
31.0
Investment Management
10.4
10.6
10.4
10.6
Parent Company
6.0
2.5
6.3
4.3
Total
$
90.8
$
92.9
$
91.1
$
94.7
1.The attribution of average common equity to the business segments is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Selected Non-GAAP Financial Information” herein.
We continue to evaluate our Required Capital framework with respect to the impact of evolving regulatory requirements, as appropriate.
Resolution and Recovery Planning
We are required to submit once every two years to the Federal Reserve and the FDIC a resolution plan that describes our strategy for a rapid and orderly resolution under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the event of our material financial distress or failure. We submitted our 2021 targeted resolution plan on June 30, 2021. In November 2022, we received joint feedback on our 2021 resolution plan from the Federal Reserve and the FDIC (“Agencies”). The feedback indicated that there are no shortcomings or deficiencies in our 2021 resolution plan and that we had successfully addressed a prior shortcoming identified by the Agencies in the review of our 2019 full resolution plan. We submitted our 2023 full resolution plan on June 30, 2023.
As described in our most recent resolution plan, our preferred resolution strategy is an SPOE strategy. In line with our SPOE strategy, the Parent Company has transferred, and has agreed to transfer on an ongoing basis, certain assets to its wholly owned, direct subsidiary Morgan Stanley Holdings LLC (the “Funding IHC”). In addition, the Parent Company has entered into an amended and restated support agreement with its material entities (including the Funding IHC) and certain other subsidiaries. In the event of a resolution scenario, the Parent Company would be obligated to contribute all of its contributable assets to our supported entities and/or the Funding IHC. The Funding IHC would be obligated to provide capital and liquidity, as applicable, to our supported entities. The combined implication of the SPOE resolution strategy and the requirement to maintain certain levels of TLAC is that losses in resolution would be imposed on the holders of eligible long-term debt and other forms of eligible TLAC issued by the Parent Company before any losses are imposed on creditors of our supported entities and without requiring taxpayer or government financial support.
For more information about resolution and recovery planning requirements and our activities in these areas, including the implications of such activities in a resolution scenario, see “Business—Supervision and Regulation—Financial Holding Company—Resolution and Recovery Planning,” “Risk Factors—Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Risk” and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Resolution and Recovery Planning” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Regulatory Developments and Other Matters
Covered Funds Restrictions under the Volcker Rule
The Volcker Rule prohibits certain investments and relationships by banking entities with covered funds, as defined in the Volcker Rule. We previously received a one-year extension of the conformance date to July 21, 2023 for certain legacy illiquid funds. All of our legacy illiquid funds were fully conformed to the Volcker Rule’s requirements prior to the end of the extension period. For additional information on the Volcker Rule, see “Business—Supervision and Regulation—Financial Holding Company—Activities Restrictions Under the Volcker Rule” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Replacement of London Interbank Offered Rate and Replacement or Reform of Other Interest Rate Benchmarks
Central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve, have sponsored initiatives in recent years to replace LIBOR and replace or reform certain other interest rate benchmarks (collectively, the “IBORs”). A transition away from use of the IBORs to alternative rates and other potential interest rate benchmark reforms has been underway for a number of years.
With the cessation of publication of U.S. dollar LIBOR rates on a representative basis as of June 30, 2023, all LIBOR publications have ceased on a representative basis. However, the one, three and six-month U.S. dollar LIBOR and three-month Sterling LIBOR rates are being published for a limited period for use in legacy transactions on the basis of a synthetic methodology (known as “synthetic LIBOR”). Publication of the three-month synthetic Sterling LIBOR will cease at the end of March 2024 and publication of the one, three and six-month synthetic U.S. dollar LIBOR will cease at the end of September 2024.
As of September 30, 2023, a significant majority of our U.S. dollar LIBOR-referenced contracts contained fallback provisions or otherwise had a path that allowed for the transition to an alternative reference rate following the cessation of the applicable U.S. dollar LIBOR rate. We continue to execute against our Firm-wide IBOR transition plan to complete the transition in all relevant markets to alternative reference rates.
See also “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Regulatory Developments and Other Matters” and “Risk Factors—Risk Management” in the 2022 Form 10-K for a further discussion of the replacement of the IBORs and/or reform of other interest rate benchmarks and related risks.
FDIC Proposed Rulemaking on Special Assessment
Following the recent failures of certain banks and resulting losses to the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund, the FDIC approved a notice of proposed rulemaking on May 11, 2023 that would implement a special assessment to recover the cost associated with protecting uninsured depositors. Under the proposed rule, the assessment base for the special assessment would be equal to an insured depository institution’s estimated uninsured deposits reported as of December 31, 2022, adjusted to exclude the first $5 billion of uninsured deposits. The $5 billion exclusion would be applied once to the aggregate uninsured deposits of our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries. The FDIC is proposing to collect the special assessment at an annual rate of approximately 12.5 basis points over eight quarterly assessment periods, subject to change depending on any adjustments to the loss estimate, mergers, failures, or amendments to reported estimates of uninsured deposits. While we continue to assess the impact to our future operating results, we expect to record the impact of the proposed special assessment, estimated to be approximately $270 million under the current proposal, after the final rule is published in the Federal Register.
Basel III Endgame Proposal
On July 27, 2023, U.S. banking agencies proposed revisions to risk-based capital and related standards applicable to us and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries (“Basel III Endgame Proposal”). The proposal would introduce a new measure of RWAs known as “Expanded Total RWAs” (the “Expanded Approach”), reflecting new RWA methodologies that generally align with changes to the global Basel Accord adopted by the Basel Committee. The proposal would eliminate the current capital rule’s Advanced Approach and effectively replace it with the Expanded Approach, which more heavily relies on standardized methodologies. As compared with the Standardized Approach, the Expanded Approach includes more granular risk weights for credit risk and introduces a new market risk framework. In addition, unlike the Standardized Approach, the Expanded Approach includes operational risk and credit valuation adjustment RWA components.
The Basel III Endgame Proposal, if adopted as a final rule, would maintain the current capital rule’s dual-requirement structure, whereby we and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries would be required to calculate our risk-based capital ratios under both the Expanded Approach and the Standardized Approach. In addition, the proposal would modify the Standardized Approach by requiring that the new market risk standards from the proposal also be applied in the Standardized Approach.
The Basel III Endgame Proposal would apply the SCB and G-SIB surcharge to risk-based capital requirements calculated under both the Expanded Approach and the Standardized Approach. The proposal includes a proposed effective date of
July 1, 2025, with three-year transition arrangements until revised standards are fully phased in on July 1, 2028.
Based on our current understanding of the Basel III Endgame Proposal, we estimate that, if the Expanded Approach had applied on a fully phased-in basis as of June 30, 2023, and in the absence of taking any actions to mitigate its impact, our Expanded Approach RWAs as of that date would have been approximately 40% higher than our actual Standardized Approach RWAs as of that date.
The increase in RWAs resulting from the Expanded Approach would result, assuming all other surcharge elements remained unchanged, in a lower SCB and lower G-SIB Method 2 surcharge as compared with current surcharges, as RWAs are included in the denominators of the relevant calculations for each buffer. Lower surcharges would, therefore, partially decrease the otherwise higher regulatory capital requirements under the Expanded Approach. The proposal would phase in the higher Expanded Approach RWAs on July 1 of each year during the transition, thereby increasing our regulatory capital requirements, with delayed incorporation of the potentially lower SCB and G-SIB Method 2 capital surcharge calculations.
Any estimate of how the Expanded Approach may impact us is a forward-looking statement and subject to uncertainty, as actual results may differ from the anticipated results and may be materially affected by and dependent on a range of factors, including business performance, future capital actions, the results of future supervisory stress tests, and potential modifications to the proposal by the U.S. banking agencies in a final rulemaking. The Firm does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement.
G-SIB Surcharge Proposal
On July 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve proposed revisions to the G-SIB capital surcharge framework applicable to us (“G-SIB Surcharge Proposal”). The G-SIB Surcharge Proposal includes various technical revisions to the G-SIB capital surcharge methodology and would revise the resulting Method 2 G-SIB capital surcharge from 0.5-percentage point increments to 0.1-percentage point increments. The G-SIB Surcharge Proposal includes a proposed effective date two calendar quarters after the date of adoption of a final rule by the Federal Reserve. We continue to evaluate the G-SIB Surcharge Proposal and the potential impacts, if adopted, on our capital requirements and our Required Capital framework.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk
Management believes effective risk management is vital to the success of our business activities. For a discussion of our Enterprise Risk Management framework and risk management functions, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Risk Management” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Market Risk
Market risk refers to the risk that a change in the level of one or more market prices, rates, spreads, indices, volatilities, correlations or other market factors, such as market liquidity, will result in losses for a position or portfolio. Generally, we incur market risk as a result of trading, investing and client facilitation activities, principally within the Institutional Securities business segment where the substantial majority of our VaR for market risk exposures is generated. In addition, we incur non-trading market risk, principally within the Wealth Management and Investment Management business segments. The Wealth Management business segment primarily incurs non-trading market risk (including interest rate risk) from lending and deposit-taking activities. The Investment Management business segment primarily incurs non-trading market risk from capital investments in its funds. For a further discussion of market risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Market Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Trading Risks
We have exposures to a wide range of risks related to interest rates and credit spreads, equity prices, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices as well as the associated implied volatilities, correlations and spreads of the global markets in which we conduct our trading activities.
The statistical technique known as VaR is one of the tools we use to measure, monitor and review the market risk exposures of our trading portfolios.
For information regarding our primary risk exposures and market risk management, VaR methodology, assumptions and limitations, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Market Risk—Trading Risks” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
95%/One-Day Management VaR for the Trading Portfolio
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Period End
Average
High1
Low1
Interest rate and credit spread
$
35
$
36
$
43
$
29
Equity price
26
23
27
18
Foreign exchange rate
7
8
10
7
Commodity price
20
16
21
12
Less: Diversification benefit2
(50)
(41)
N/A
N/A
Primary Risk Categories
$
38
$
42
$
48
$
35
Credit Portfolio
22
22
23
21
Less: Diversification benefit2
(19)
(16)
N/A
N/A
Total Management VaR
$
41
$
48
$
57
$
41
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
$ in millions
Period End
Average
High1
Low1
Interest rate and credit spread
$
36
$
36
$
42
$
31
Equity price
25
25
34
20
Foreign exchange rate
8
10
12
8
Commodity price
12
17
25
12
Less: Diversification benefit2
(33)
(40)
N/A
N/A
Primary Risk Categories
$
48
$
48
$
56
$
39
Credit Portfolio
23
22
23
20
Less: Diversification benefit2
(20)
(18)
N/A
N/A
Total Management VaR
$
51
$
52
$
57
$
46
1.The high and low VaR values for the Total Management VaR and each of the component VaRs might have occurred on different days during the quarter, and, therefore, the diversification benefit is not an applicable measure.
2.Diversification benefit equals the difference between the total VaR and the sum of the component VaRs. This benefit arises because the simulated one-day losses for each of the components occur on different days; similar diversification benefits also are taken into account within each component.
Average Total Management VaR and average Management VaR for the Primary Risk Categories decreased from the three months ended June 30, 2023, primarily driven by reduced exposure in the Foreign exchange rate category and lower market volatility.
Distribution of VaR Statistics and Net Revenues
We evaluate the reasonableness of our VaR model by comparing the potential declines in portfolio values generated by the model with corresponding actual trading results for the Firm, as well as individual business units. For days where losses exceed the VaR statistic, we examine the drivers of trading losses to evaluate the VaR model’s accuracy. There was one loss day in the current quarter, which did not exceed 95% Total Management VaR.
Daily 95%/One-Day Total Management VaR for the Current Quarter
($ in millions)
Daily Net Trading Revenues for the Current Quarter
($ in millions)
The previous histogram shows the distribution of daily net trading revenues for the current quarter. Daily net trading revenues include profits and losses from Interest rate and credit spread, Equity price, Foreign exchange rate, Commodity price, and Credit Portfolio positions and intraday trading activities for our trading businesses. Certain items such as fees, commissions, net interest income and counterparty default risk are excluded from daily net trading revenues and the VaR model. Revenues required for Regulatory VaR backtesting further exclude intraday trading.
Non-Trading Risks
We believe that sensitivity analysis is an appropriate representation of our non-trading risks. The following sensitivity analyses cover substantially all of the non-trading risk in our portfolio.
Credit Spread Risk Sensitivity1
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At June 30, 2023
Derivatives
$
6
$
6
Borrowings carried at fair value
40
43
1.Amounts represent the potential gain for each 1 bps widening of our credit spread.
The Wealth Management business segment reflects a substantial portion of our non-trading interest rate risk. Net interest income in the Wealth Management business segment primarily consists of interest income earned on non-trading assets held, including loans and investment securities, as well as margin and other lending on non-bank entities and interest expense incurred on non-trading liabilities, primarily deposits.
Wealth Management Net Interest Income Sensitivity Analysis
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At June 30, 2023
Basis point change
+100
$
506
$
532
-100
(535)
(596)
The previous table presents an analysis of selected instantaneous upward and downward parallel interest rate shocks (subject to a floor of zero percent in the downward scenario) on net interest income over the next 12 months for our Wealth Management business segment. These shocks are applied to our 12-month forecast for our Wealth Management business segment, which incorporates market expectations of interest rates and our forecasted business activity, including deposit forecasts as a key assumption.
We do not manage to any single rate scenario but rather manage net interest income in our Wealth Management business segment to optimize across a range of possible outcomes, including non-parallel rate change scenarios. The sensitivity analysis assumes that we take no action in response to these scenarios, assumes there are no changes in other macroeconomic variables normally correlated with changes in interest rates and includes subjective assumptions regarding customer and market re-pricing behavior and other factors.
Our Wealth Management business segment balance sheet is asset sensitive, given assets reprice faster than liabilities, resulting in higher net interest income in increasing interest rate scenarios. The level of interest rates may impact the amount of deposits held at the Firm, given competition for deposits from other institutions and alternative cash-equivalent products available to depositors. Further, rising interest rates could also impact client demand for loans. Net
interest income sensitivity to interest rates at September 30, 2023 was relatively unchanged from June 30, 2023.
Investments Sensitivity, Including Related Carried Interest
Loss from 10% Decline
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At June 30, 2023
Investments related to Investment Management activities
$
472
$
458
Other investments:
MUMSS
129
132
Other Firm investments
395
399
We have exposure to public and private companies through direct investments, as well as through funds that invest in these assets. These investments are predominantly equity positions with long investment horizons, a portion of which is for business facilitation purposes. The market risk related to these investments is measured by estimating the potential reduction in net revenues associated with a reasonably possible 10% decline in investment values and related impact on performance-based income, as applicable.
Asset Management Revenue Sensitivity
Certain asset management revenues in the Wealth Management and Investment Management business segments are derived from management fees, which are based on fee-based client assets in Wealth Management or AUM in Investment Management (together, “client holdings”). The assets underlying client holdings are primarily composed of equity, fixed income and alternative investments and are sensitive to changes in related markets. These revenues depend on multiple factors including, but not limited to, the level and duration of a market increase or decline, price volatility, the geographic and industry mix of client assets, and client behavior such as the rate and magnitude of client investments and redemptions. Therefore, overall revenues may not correlate completely with changes in the related markets.
Credit Risk
Credit risk refers to the risk of loss arising when a borrower, counterparty or issuer does not meet its financial obligations to us. We are primarily exposed to credit risk from institutions and individuals through our Institutional Securities and Wealth Management business segments. For a further discussion of our credit risks, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Loans and Lending Commitments
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
HFI
HFS
FVO1
Total
Institutional Securities:
Corporate
$
7,181
$
11,086
$
—
$
18,267
Secured lending facilities
39,119
2,861
—
41,980
Commercial and Residential real estate
8,389
259
3,139
11,787
Securities-based lending and Other
3,039
—
4,419
7,458
Total Institutional Securities
57,728
14,206
7,558
79,492
Wealth Management:
Residential real estate
59,002
23
—
59,025
Securities-based lending and Other
87,165
1
—
87,166
Total Wealth Management
146,167
24
—
146,191
Total Investment Management2
4
—
427
431
Total loans
203,899
14,230
7,985
226,114
ACL
(1,157)
(1,157)
Total loans, net of ACL
$
202,742
$
14,230
$
7,985
$
224,957
Lending commitments3
$
147,800
Total exposure
$
372,757
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
HFI
HFS
FVO1
Total
Institutional Securities:
Corporate
$
6,589
$
10,634
$
—
$
17,223
Secured lending facilities
35,606
3,176
6
38,788
Commercial and Residential real estate
8,515
926
2,548
11,989
Securities-based lending and Other
2,865
39
5,625
8,529
Total Institutional Securities
53,575
14,775
8,179
76,529
Wealth Management:
Residential real estate
54,460
4
—
54,464
Securities-based lending and Other
91,797
9
—
91,806
Total Wealth Management
146,257
13
—
146,270
Total Investment Management2
4
—
218
222
Total loans
199,836
14,788
8,397
223,021
ACL
(839)
(839)
Total loans, net of ACL
$
198,997
$
14,788
$
8,397
$
222,182
Lending commitments3
$
136,960
Total exposure
$
359,142
Total exposure—consists of Total loans, net of ACL, and Lending commitments
1.FVO includes the fair value of certain unfunded lending commitments.
2.Investment Management business segment loans are related to certain of our activities as an investment advisor and manager. Loans held at fair value are the result of the consolidation of investment vehicles (including CLOs) managed by Investment Management, composed primarily of senior secured loans to corporations.
3.Lending commitments represent the notional amount of legally binding obligations to provide funding to clients for lending transactions. Since commitments associated with these business activities may expire unused or may not be utilized to full capacity, they do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements.
We provide loans and lending commitments to a variety of customers, including large corporate and institutional clients, as well as high to ultra-high net worth individuals. In addition, we purchase loans in the secondary market. Loans and lending commitments are either held for investment, held for sale or carried at fair value. For more information on these loan classifications, see Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Total loans and lending commitments increased by approximately $14 billion since December 31, 2022, primarily due to an increase in Corporate lending and Secured lending facilities within the Institutional Securities business segment.
See Notes 4, 5, 9 and 13 to the financial statements for further information.
Allowance for Credit Losses—Loans and Lending Commitments
$ in millions
ACL—Loans
$
839
ACL—Lending Commitments
504
Total at December 31, 2022
$
1,343
Gross charge-offs
(141)
Recoveries
1
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
(140)
Provision for credit losses
529
Other
(6)
Total at September 30, 2023
$
1,726
ACL—Loans
$
1,157
ACL—Lending commitments
569
Provision for Credit Losses by Business Segment
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
$ in millions
IS
WM
Total
IS
WM
Total
Loans
$
80
$
43
$
123
$
314
$
148
$
462
Lending commitments
13
(2)
11
65
2
67
Total
$
93
$
41
$
134
$
379
$
150
$
529
Credit exposure arising from our loans and lending commitments is measured in accordance with our internal risk management standards. Risk factors considered in determining the allowance for credit losses for loans and lending commitments include the borrower’s financial strength, industry, facility structure, LTV ratio, debt service ratio, collateral and covenants. Qualitative and environmental factors such as economic and business conditions, nature and volume of the portfolio and lending terms, and volume and severity of past due loans may also be considered.
The allowance for credit losses for loans and lending commitments increased in the current year period, primarily due to deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio, and modest growth in certain other loan portfolios. Charge-offs in the current year period were primarily related to commercial real estate and corporate loans.
The base scenario used in our ACL models as of September 30, 2023 was generated using a combination of consensus economic forecasts, forward rates, and internally developed and validated models, and assumes weak economic growth in 2023 and 2024. Given the nature of our lending portfolio, the most sensitive model input is U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”).
Forecasted U.S. Real GDP Growth Rates in Base Scenario
4Q 2023
4Q 2024
Year-over-year growth rate
0.9
%
1.2
%
See Note 9 to the financial statements for further information. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K for a discussion of the Firm’s ACL methodology under CECL.
Status of Loans Held for Investment
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
IS
WM
IS
WM
Accrual
99.4
%
99.8
%
99.3
%
99.9
%
Nonaccrual1
0.6
%
0.2
%
0.7
%
0.1
%
1.Nonaccrual loans are loans where principal or interest is not expected when contractually due or are past due 90 days or more. For further information on our nonaccrual policy, see Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Net Charge-off Ratios for Loans Held for Investment
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
CRE
Residential Real Estate
SBL and Other
Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Net charge-off (recovery) ratio1
0.43
%
—
%
1.25
%
—
%
—
%
0.07
%
Average loans
$
7,057
$
37,346
$
8,612
$
56,330
$
91,583
$
200,928
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Net charge-off (recovery) ratio1
(0.09)
%
0.01
%
0.09
%
—
%
0.02
%
0.01
%
Average loans
$
6,441
$
32,367
$
8,196
$
48,675
$
92,681
$
188,360
1.Net charge-off ratio represents gross charge-offs net of recoveries divided by total average loans held for investment before ACL.
Institutional Securities Loans and Lending Commitments1
At September 30, 2023
Contractual Years to Maturity
$ in millions
<1
1-5
5-15
>15
Total
Loans
AA
$
2
$
10
$
421
$
—
$
433
A
953
1,390
184
—
2,527
BBB
8,702
11,301
407
—
20,410
BB
10,124
15,569
1,807
229
27,729
Other NIG
8,725
11,720
3,387
132
23,964
Unrated2
58
781
271
2,474
3,584
Total loans, net of ACL
28,564
40,771
6,477
2,835
78,647
Lending commitments
AAA
—
50
—
—
50
AA
1,821
3,941
53
—
5,815
A
5,186
19,315
687
—
25,188
BBB
12,805
45,677
959
—
59,441
BB
3,589
16,221
1,571
468
21,849
Other NIG
1,076
14,135
1,126
3
16,340
Unrated2
2
2
2
—
6
Total lending commitments
24,479
99,341
4,398
471
128,689
Total exposure
$
53,043
$
140,112
$
10,875
$
3,306
$
207,336
At December 31, 2022
Contractual Years to Maturity
$ in millions
<1
1-5
5-15
>15
Total
Loans
AA
$
66
$
—
$
139
$
—
$
205
A
1,331
787
185
—
2,303
BBB
5,632
10,712
465
—
16,809
BB
11,045
19,219
796
162
31,222
Other NIG
7,274
10,249
3,945
139
21,607
Unrated2
95
924
624
2,066
3,709
Total loans, net of ACL
25,443
41,891
6,154
2,367
75,855
Lending commitments
AAA
—
50
—
—
50
AA
2,515
2,935
11
—
5,461
A
5,030
19,717
202
330
25,279
BBB
10,263
39,615
566
—
50,444
BB
3,691
17,656
1,416
96
22,859
Other NIG
1,173
13,872
530
—
15,575
Unrated2
—
20
—
3
23
Total lending commitments
22,672
93,865
2,725
429
119,691
Total exposure
$
48,115
$
135,756
$
8,879
$
2,796
$
195,546
NIG–Non-investment grade
1.Counterparty credit ratings are internally determined by the CRM.
2.Unrated loans and lending commitments are primarily trading positions that are measured at fair value and risk-managed as a component of market risk. For a further discussion of our market risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Market Risk” herein.
Institutional Securities Loans and Lending Commitments by Industry
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Industry
Financials
$
55,932
$
54,222
Real estate
35,538
32,358
Industrials
18,911
14,557
Communications services
15,182
15,336
Consumer discretionary
14,263
11,592
Information technology
11,987
13,790
Utilities
11,785
10,542
Healthcare
11,580
12,353
Consumer staples
9,350
7,823
Energy
9,170
9,115
Insurance
6,155
5,925
Materials
6,008
6,102
Other
1,475
1,831
Total exposure
$
207,336
$
195,546
Institutional Securities Lending Activities
The Institutional Securities business segment lending activities include Corporate, Secured lending facilities, Commercial real estate and Securities-based lending and Other. As of September 30, 2023, over 90% of our total lending exposure, which consists of loans and lending commitments, is investment grade and/or secured by collateral. For a description of Institutional Securities’ lending activities, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Institutional Securities Event-Driven Loans and Lending Commitments
At September 30, 2023
Contractual Years to Maturity
$ in millions
<1
1-5
5-15
Total
Loans, net of ACL
$
2,168
$
1,018
$
2,793
$
5,979
Lending commitments
4,361
1,710
622
6,693
Total exposure
$
6,529
$
2,728
$
3,415
$
12,672
At December 31, 2022
Contractual Years to Maturity
$ in millions
<1
1-5
5-15
Total
Loans, net of ACL
$
2,385
$
1,441
$
2,771
$
6,597
Lending commitments
3,079
861
603
4,543
Total exposure
$
5,464
$
2,302
$
3,374
$
11,140
Event-driven loans and lending commitments are associated with an underwriting and/or syndication to finance a specific transaction, such as merger, acquisition, recapitalization or project finance activities. Balances may fluctuate as such lending is related to transactions that vary in timing and size from period to period.
Institutional Securities Loans and Lending Commitments Held for Investment
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Loans
Lending Commitments
Total
Corporate
$
7,181
$
88,333
$
95,514
Secured lending facilities
39,119
15,055
54,174
Commercial real estate
8,389
389
8,778
Securities-based lending and Other
3,039
1,017
4,056
Total, before ACL
$
57,728
$
104,794
$
162,522
ACL
$
(845)
$
(547)
$
(1,392)
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Loans
Lending Commitments
Total
Corporate
$
6,589
$
79,882
$
86,471
Secured lending facilities
35,606
12,803
48,409
Commercial real estate
8,515
374
8,889
Securities-based lending and Other
2,865
985
3,850
Total, before ACL
$
53,575
$
94,044
$
147,619
ACL
$
(674)
$
(484)
$
(1,158)
Institutional Securities Commercial Real Estate Loans and Lending Commitments
By Region
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Loans1
LC1
Total
Loans1
LC1
Total
Americas
$
5,752
$
334
$
6,086
$
6,320
$
378
$
6,698
EMEA
2,939
59
2,998
3,040
79
3,119
Asia
376
121
497
445
5
450
Total
$
9,067
$
514
$
9,581
$
9,805
$
462
$
10,267
By Property Type
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Loans1
LC1
Total
Loans1
LC1
Total
Office
$
3,529
$
217
$
3,746
$
3,861
$
301
$
4,162
Industrial
2,085
26
2,111
2,561
25
2,586
Multifamily
1,622
188
1,810
1,889
85
1,974
Hotel
797
77
874
780
45
825
Retail
785
6
791
659
6
665
Other
249
—
249
55
—
55
Total
$
9,067
$
514
$
9,581
$
9,805
$
462
$
10,267
LC–Lending Commitments
1. Amounts include HFI, HFS and FVO loans and lending commitments. HFI loans are presented net of ACL.
The current economic environment and changes in business and consumer behavior have adversely impacted commercial real estate borrowers due to pressure from higher interest rates, tenant lease renewals, and elevated refinancing risks for loans with near-term maturities, among other issues. While we continue to actively monitor all our loan portfolios, the commercial real estate sector remains under heightened focus given the sector’s sensitivity to economic and secular factors, credit conditions, and difficulties specific to certain property types, most notably office.
As of September 30, 2023, our lending against commercial real estate (“CRE”) properties totaled $9.6 billion within the Institutional Securities business segment, which represents
4.6% of total exposure reflected in the Institutional Securities Loans and Lending Commitments table above. Those CRE loans are originated for experienced sponsors and are generally secured by specific institutional CRE properties. In many cases, loans are subsequently syndicated or securitized on a full or partial basis, reducing our ongoing exposure.
In addition to the amounts included in the table above, we provide certain secured lending facilities which are collateralized by pooled CRE mortgage loans and are included in Secured lending facilities in the Institutional Securities Loans and Lending Commitments Held for Investment table above. These secured lending facilities benefit from structural protections including cross-collateralization and diversification across property types.
Institutional Securities Allowance for Credit Losses—Loans and Lending Commitments
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
Commercial Real Estate
Other
Total
ACL—Loans
$
235
$
153
$
275
$
11
$
674
ACL—Lending commitments
411
51
15
7
484
Total at December 31, 2022
$
646
$
204
$
290
$
18
$
1,158
Gross charge-offs
(30)
—
(108)
(1)
(139)
Provision for credit losses
73
26
273
7
379
Other
(2)
(1)
(3)
—
(6)
Total at September 30, 2023
$
687
$
229
$
452
$
24
$
1,392
ACL—Loans
$
248
$
154
$
426
$
17
$
845
ACL—Lending commitments
439
75
26
7
547
Institutional Securities HFI Loans—Ratios of Allowance for Credit Losses to Balance Before Allowance
The principal Wealth Management business segment lending activities include Securities-based lending and Residential real estate loans.
Securities-based lending allows clients to borrow money against the value of qualifying securities, generally for any purpose other than purchasing, trading or carrying securities or refinancing margin debt. Other loans include structured loans originated through the Firm’s private banking platform to high and ultra-high net worth clients that are mostly secured by various types of collateral, including stock, private investments, commercial real estate and other financial assets.For more information about our Securities-based lending and Residential real estate loans, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Wealth Management Commercial Real Estate Loans and Lending Commitments by Property Type
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Loans1
LC1
Total
Loans1
LC1
Total
Multifamily
$
1,925
$
155
$
2,080
$
1,661
$
142
$
1,803
Retail
2,045
12
2,057
2,135
6
2,141
Office
1,670
1
1,671
1,675
1
1,676
Industrial
415
—
415
330
—
330
Hotel
411
—
411
419
—
419
Other
438
10
448
183
10
193
Total
$
6,904
$
178
$
7,082
$
6,403
$
159
$
6,562
LC–Lending Commitments
1.Amounts include HFI loans and lending commitments. HFI loans are presented net of ACL.
As of September 30, 2023, our direct lending against CRE totaled $7.1 billion within the Wealth Management business segment, which represents 4.3% of total exposure reflected in the Wealth Management Loans and Lending Commitmentstable above, primarily included within Securities-based lending and Other. Such loans are originated through our private banking platform, are both secured and generally benefiting from full or partial guarantees from high or ultra-high net worth clients, which partially reduce associated credit risk. At both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, greater than 95% of the CRE loans balance in the Wealth Management business segment received guarantees. All of our lending against CRE properties within Wealth Management are in the Americas region.
Wealth Management Allowance for Credit Losses—Loans and Lending Commitments
$ in millions
ACL—Loans
$
165
ACL—Lending commitments
20
Total at December 31, 2022
$
185
Gross charge-offs
(2)
Recoveries
1
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
(1)
Provision for credit losses
150
Total at September 30, 2023
$
334
ACL—Loans
$
312
ACL—Lending commitments
22
At September 30, 2023, more than 75% of Wealth Management residential real estate loans were to borrowers with “Exceptional” or “Very Good” FICO scores (i.e., exceeding 740). Additionally, Wealth Management’s securities-based lending portfolio remains well-collateralized and subject to daily client margining, which includes requiring customers to deposit additional collateral or reduce debt positions, when necessary.
Customer and Other Receivables
Margin Loans and Other Lending
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Institutional Securities
$
19,670
$
16,591
Wealth Management
23,029
21,933
Total
$
42,699
$
38,524
The Institutional Securities and Wealth Management business segments provide margin lending arrangements that allow customers to borrow against the value of qualifying securities, primarily for the purpose of purchasing additional securities, as well as to collateralize short positions. Institutional Securities primarily includes margin loans in the Equity Financing business. Wealth Management includes margin loans as well as non-purpose securities-based lending on non-bank entities. Amounts may fluctuate from period to period as overall client balances change as a result of market levels, client positioning and leverage.
Credit exposures arising from margin lending activities are generally mitigated by their short-term nature, the value of collateral held and our right to call for additional margin when collateral values decline. However, we could incur losses in the event that the customer fails to meet margin calls and collateral values decline below the loan amount. This risk is elevated in loans backed by collateral pools with significant concentrations in individual issuers or securities with similar risk characteristics. For a further discussion, see “Risk Factors—Credit Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Employee Loans
For information on employee loans and related ACL, see Note 9 to the financial statements.
1.Counterparty credit ratings are determined internally by the CRM.
We are exposed to credit risk as a dealer in OTC derivatives. Credit risk with respect to derivative instruments arises from the possibility that a counterparty may fail to perform according to the terms of the contract. For more information on derivatives, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk—Derivatives” in the 2022 Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements.
Country Risk
Country risk exposure is the risk that events in, or that affect, a foreign country (any country other than the U.S.) might adversely affect us. We actively manage country risk exposure through a comprehensive risk management framework that combines credit and other market fundamentals and allows us to effectively identify, monitor and limit country risk. For a further discussion of our country risk exposure see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Country and Other Risks” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Top 10 Non-U.S. Country Exposures at September 30, 2023
$ in millions
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Brazil
Japan
Sovereign
Net inventory1
$
(555)
$
959
$
(470)
$
3,449
$
(123)
Net counterparty exposure2
31
1
130
—
35
Exposure before hedges
(524)
960
(340)
3,449
(88)
Hedges3
(55)
(6)
(262)
(161)
(182)
Net exposure
$
(579)
$
954
$
(602)
$
3,288
$
(270)
Non-sovereign
Net inventory1
$
1,635
$
818
$
983
$
125
$
910
Net counterparty exposure2
7,597
3,016
2,201
403
3,919
Loans
7,972
819
1,014
386
40
Lending commitments
7,107
2,954
4,456
306
—
Exposure before hedges
24,311
7,607
8,654
1,220
4,869
Hedges3
(1,791)
(1,998)
(1,743)
(36)
(524)
Net exposure
$
22,520
$
5,609
$
6,911
$
1,184
$
4,345
Total net exposure
$
21,941
$
6,563
$
6,309
$
4,472
$
4,075
$ in millions
China
Australia
Canada
Ireland
Spain
Sovereign
Net inventory1
$
1,171
$
(1)
$
335
$
153
$
(619)
Net counterparty exposure2
114
153
66
—
1
Exposure before hedges
1,285
152
401
153
(618)
Hedges3
(65)
—
—
—
(8)
Net exposure
$
1,220
$
152
$
401
$
153
$
(626)
Non-sovereign
Net inventory1
$
1,545
$
509
$
456
$
665
$
296
Net counterparty exposure2
158
747
937
385
401
Loans
470
1,623
368
1,577
1,935
Lending commitments
664
1,009
1,384
457
1,147
Exposure before hedges
2,837
3,888
3,145
3,084
3,779
Hedges3
(86)
(411)
(57)
(4)
(334)
Net exposure
$
2,751
$
3,477
$
3,088
$
3,080
$
3,445
Total net exposure
$
3,971
$
3,629
$
3,489
$
3,233
$
2,819
1.Net inventory represents exposure to both long and short single-name and index positions (i.e., bonds and equities at fair value and CDS based on a notional amount assuming zero recovery adjusted for the fair value of any receivable or payable).
2.Net counterparty exposure (e.g., repurchase transactions, securities lending and OTC derivatives) is net of the benefit of collateral received and also is net by counterparty when legally enforceable master netting agreements are in place. For more information, see “Additional Information—Top 10 Non-U.S. Country Exposures” herein.
3.Amounts represent net CDS hedges (purchased and sold) on net counterparty exposure and lending executed by trading desks responsible for hedging counterparty and lending credit risk exposures. Amounts are based on the CDS notional amount assuming zero recovery adjusted for the fair value of any receivable or payable. For further description of the contractual terms for purchased credit protection and whether they may limit the effectiveness of our hedges, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Credit Risk—Derivatives” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Additional Information—Top 10 Non-U.S. Country Exposures
Collateral Held against Net Counterparty Exposure1
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
Country of Risk
Collateral2
United Kingdom
U.K., U.S. and Japan
$
8,914
Japan
Japan and U.S.
7,150
Other
U.S., France and Italy
16,453
1.The benefit of collateral received is reflected in the Top 10 Non-U.S. Country Exposures at September 30, 2023.
2.Primarily consists of cash and government obligations of the countries listed.
Operational Risk
Operational risk refers to the risk of loss, or of damage to our reputation, resulting from inadequate or failed processes or systems, from human factors or from external events (e.g., cyber attacks or third-party vulnerabilities) that may manifest as, for example, loss of information, business disruption, theft and fraud, legal and compliance risks, or damage to physical assets. We may incur operational risk across the full scope of our business activities, including revenue-generating activities and support and control groups (e.g., information technology and trade processing). For a further discussion about our operational risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Operational Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Model Risk
Model risk refers to the potential for adverse consequences from decisions based on incorrect or misused model outputs. Model risk can lead to financial loss, poor business and strategic decision making or damage to our reputation. The risk inherent in a model is a function of the materiality, complexity and uncertainty around inputs and assumptions. Model risk is generated from the use of models impacting financial statements, regulatory filings, capital adequacy assessments and the formulation of strategy. For a further discussion about our model risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Model Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk refers to the risk that we will be unable to finance our operations due to a loss of access to the capital markets or difficulty in liquidating our assets. Liquidity risk also encompasses our ability (or perceived ability) to meet our financial obligations without experiencing significant business disruption or reputational damage that may threaten our viability as a going concern. For a further discussion about our liquidity risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Liquidity Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” herein.
Legal and Compliance Risk
Legal and compliance risk includes the risk of legal or regulatory sanctions, material financial loss, including fines, penalties, judgments, damages and/or settlements, limitations on our business, or loss to reputation that we may suffer as a result of failure to comply with laws, regulations, rules, related self-regulatory organization standards and codes of conduct applicable to our business activities. This risk also includes contractual and commercial risk, such as the risk that a counterparty’s performance obligations will be unenforceable. It also includes compliance with AML, terrorist financing, and anti-corruption rules and regulations. For a further discussion about our legal and compliance risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Legal and Compliance Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Climate Risk
Climate change manifests as physical and transition risks. The physical risks of climate change include acute events, such as flooding, hurricanes, heatwaves and wildfires, and chronic, longer-term shifts in climate patterns, such as increasing global average temperatures, rising sea levels, and droughts. Transition risks are policy, legal, technological, and market changes to address climate risks and include changes in consumer behavior, shareholder preferences, and any additional regulatory and legislative requirements, such as carbon taxes. Climate risk, which is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition in the near-term, is an overarching risk that can impact other categories of risk over the longer-term. For a further discussion about our climate risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Risk—Climate Risk” in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley:
Results of Review of Interim Financial Information
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Morgan Stanley and subsidiaries (the “Firm”) as of September 30, 2023, and the related condensed consolidated income statements, comprehensive income statements and statements of changes in total equity for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and the cash flow statements for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “interim financial information”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Firm as of December 31, 2022, and the related consolidated income statement, comprehensive income statement, cash flow statement and statement of changes in total equity for the year then ended (not presented herein) included in the Firm’s Annual Report on Form 10-K; and in our report dated February 24, 2023, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Firm’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Firm in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Introduction and Basis of Presentation
The Firm
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that maintains significant market positions in each of its business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment Management. Morgan Stanley, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides a wide variety of products and services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Morgan Stanley” or the “Firm” mean Morgan Stanley (the “Parent Company”) together with its consolidated subsidiaries. See the “Glossary of Common Terms and Acronyms” for the definition of certain terms and acronyms used throughout this Form 10-Q.
A description of the clients and principal products and services of each of the Firm’s business segments is as follows:
Institutional Securities provides a variety of products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions and ultra-high net worth clients. Investment Banking services consist of capital raising and financial advisory services, including the underwriting of debt, equity securities and other products, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and project finance. Our Equity and Fixed Income businesses include sales, financing, prime brokerage, market-making, Asia wealth management services and certain business-related investments. Lending activities include originating corporate loans and commercial real estate loans, providing secured lending facilities, and extending securities-based and other financing to customers. Other activities include research.
Wealth Management provides a comprehensive array of financial services and solutions to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions covering: financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services.
Investment Management provides a broad range of investment strategies and products that span geographies, asset classes, and public and private markets to a diverse group of clients across institutional and intermediary channels. Strategies and products, which are offered through a variety of investment vehicles, include equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services. Institutional clients include defined benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors and corporations. Individual clients are
generally served through intermediaries, including affiliated and non-affiliated distributors.
Basis of Financial Information
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires the Firm to make estimates and assumptions regarding the valuations of certain financial instruments, the valuations of goodwill and intangible assets, the outcome of legal and tax matters, deferred tax assets, ACL, and other matters that affect its financial statements and related disclosures. The Firm believes that the estimates utilized in the preparation of its financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
The Notes are an integral part of the Firm’s financial statements. The Firm has evaluated subsequent events for adjustment to or disclosure in these financial statements through the date of this report and has not identified any recordable or disclosable events not otherwise reported in these financial statements or the notes thereto.
The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Firm’s financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2022 Form 10-K. Certain footnote disclosures included in the 2022 Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted from these financial statements as they are not required for interim reporting under U.S. GAAP. The financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim period. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.
Consolidation
The financial statements include the accounts of the Firm, its wholly owned subsidiaries and other entities in which the Firm has a controlling financial interest, including certain VIEs (see Note 14). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. For consolidated subsidiaries that are not wholly owned, the third-party holdings of equity interests are referred to as Noncontrolling interests. The net income attributable to Noncontrolling interests for such subsidiaries is presented as Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests in the income statement. The portion of shareholders’ equity that is attributable to noncontrolling interests for such subsidiaries is presented as Noncontrolling interests, a component of Total equity, in the balance sheet.
For a discussion of the Firm’s significant regulated U.S. and international subsidiaries and its involvement with VIEs, see Note 1 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
For a detailed discussion about the Firm’s significant accounting policies and for further information on accounting
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
updates adopted in the prior year, see Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 there were no significant updates to the Firm’s significant accounting policies, other than for the accounting updates adopted.
Accounting Updates Adopted in 2023
Fair Value Measurement - Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions
The Firm early adopted the Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions accounting update on July 1, 2023, with no material impact on the Firm’s financial condition or results of operations upon adoption. The update clarifies that a contractual sale restriction is not considered part of the unit of account of an equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value.
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses
The Firm adopted the Financial Instruments-Credit Losses accounting update on January 1, 2023, with no impact on the Firm’s financial condition or results of operations upon adoption.
This accounting update eliminates the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) and requires new disclosures regarding certain modifications of financing receivables (i.e., principal forgiveness, interest rate reductions, other-than-insignificant payment delays and term extensions) to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The update also requires disclosure of current period gross charge-offs by year of origination for financing receivables measured at amortized cost. Refer to Note 9, Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance for Credit Losses, for the new disclosures.
3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Cash and due from banks
$
7,029
$
5,409
Interest bearing deposits with banks
101,372
122,718
Total Cash and cash equivalents
$
108,401
$
128,127
Restricted cash
$
28,638
$
35,380
For additional information on cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, see Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
4. Fair Values
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Netting1
Total
Assets at fair value
Trading assets:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
38,462
$
42,263
$
17
$
—
$
80,742
Other sovereign government obligations
24,644
4,769
169
—
29,582
State and municipal securities
—
1,503
145
—
1,648
MABS
—
1,774
416
—
2,190
Loans and lending commitments2
—
6,380
2,017
—
8,397
Corporate and other debt
—
23,351
2,096
—
25,447
Corporate equities3
97,869
1,019
116
—
99,004
Derivative and other contracts:
Interest rate
4,481
166,392
517
—
171,390
Credit
—
7,876
425
—
8,301
Foreign exchange
49
115,766
183
—
115,998
Equity
2,778
40,171
406
—
43,355
Commodity and other
5,609
21,152
3,701
—
30,462
Netting1
(9,618)
(258,821)
(1,078)
(55,777)
(325,294)
Total derivative and other contracts
3,299
92,536
4,154
(55,777)
44,212
Investments4
652
685
923
—
2,260
Physical commodities
—
2,379
—
—
2,379
Total trading assets4
164,926
176,659
10,053
(55,777)
295,861
Investment securities—AFS
53,866
30,396
35
—
84,297
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
—
8
—
—
8
Total assets at fair value
$
218,792
$
207,063
$
10,088
$
(55,777)
$
380,166
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Netting1
Total
Liabilities at fair value
Deposits
$
—
$
4,776
$
20
$
—
$
4,796
Trading liabilities:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
20,776
228
—
—
21,004
Other sovereign government obligations
23,235
2,688
3
—
25,926
Corporate and other debt
—
8,786
29
—
8,815
Corporate equities3
59,998
518
42
—
60,558
Derivative and other contracts:
Interest rate
3,446
161,044
668
—
165,158
Credit
—
7,987
315
—
8,302
Foreign exchange
89
113,383
117
—
113,589
Equity
3,266
46,923
1,142
—
51,331
Commodity and other
6,187
17,574
2,618
—
26,379
Netting1
(9,618)
(258,821)
(1,078)
(57,107)
(326,624)
Total derivative and other contracts
3,370
88,090
3,782
(57,107)
38,135
Total trading liabilities
107,379
100,310
3,856
(57,107)
154,438
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
—
352
512
—
864
Other secured financings
—
4,459
91
—
4,550
Borrowings
—
77,133
1,587
—
78,720
Total liabilities at fair value
$
107,379
$
187,030
$
6,066
$
(57,107)
$
243,368
MABS—Mortgage- and asset-backed securities
1.For positions with the same counterparty that cross over the levels of the fair value hierarchy, both counterparty netting and cash collateral netting are included in the column titled “Netting.” Positions classified within the same level that are with the same counterparty are netted within that level. For further information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, see Note 6.
2.For a further breakdown by type, see the following Detail of Loans and Lending Commitments at Fair Value table.
3.For trading purposes, the Firm holds or sells short equity securities issued by entities in diverse industries and of varying sizes.
4.Amounts exclude certain investments that are measured based on NAV per share, which are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. For additional disclosure about such investments, see “Net Asset Value Measurements” herein.
5.At September 30, 2023, the Firm's Trading assets included an insignificant amount of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that generally prohibit the Firm from selling the security for a period of time as of the measurement date.
Detail of Loans and Lending Commitments at Fair Value
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Secured lending facilities
$
—
$
6
Commercial Real Estate
584
528
Residential Real Estate
2,555
2,020
Securities-based lending and Other loans
4,846
5,843
Total
$
7,985
$
8,397
Unsettled Fair Value of Futures Contracts1
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Customer and other receivables (payables), net
$
1,062
$
1,219
1.These contracts are primarily Level 1, actively traded, valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are excluded from the previous recurring fair value tables.
For a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Firm’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, see Note 5 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K. During the current quarter,
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net derivatives: Credit
Beginning balance
$
96
$
190
$
110
$
98
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)
9
3
(12)
91
Purchases
—
—
—
3
Issuances
—
—
—
(1)
Settlements
(7)
(78)
(7)
(59)
Net transfers
(8)
7
(1)
(10)
Ending balance
$
90
$
122
$
90
$
122
Unrealized gains (losses)
$
8
$
7
$
4
$
83
Net derivatives: Foreign exchange
Beginning balance
$
28
$
(331)
$
66
$
52
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(13)
38
(53)
(18)
Settlements
16
73
(68)
47
Net transfers
(160)
395
(74)
94
Ending balance
$
(129)
$
175
$
(129)
$
175
Unrealized gains (losses)
$
(16)
$
44
$
(51)
$
18
Net derivatives: Equity
Beginning balance
$
(775)
$
(530)
$
(736)
$
(945)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)
195
1
192
275
Purchases
38
48
157
167
Issuances
(166)
(92)
(492)
(253)
Settlements
252
68
229
379
Net transfers
(326)
49
(132)
(79)
Ending balance
$
(782)
$
(456)
$
(782)
$
(456)
Unrealized gains (losses)
$
160
$
(3)
$
93
$
399
Net derivatives: Commodity and other
Beginning balance
$
1,416
$
1,344
$
1,083
$
1,529
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(7)
238
549
546
Purchases
7
2
70
107
Issuances
(9)
(7)
(80)
(97)
Settlements
(92)
69
(313)
(247)
Net transfers
(34)
155
(28)
(37)
Ending balance
$
1,281
$
1,801
$
1,281
$
1,801
Unrealized gains (losses)
$
(142)
$
72
$
216
$
25
Deposits
Beginning balance
$
36
$
19
$
20
$
67
Realized and unrealized losses (gains)
(1)
—
(1)
—
Issuances
6
2
26
2
Settlements
—
(1)
—
(3)
Net transfers
(25)
(13)
(29)
(59)
Ending balance
$
16
$
7
$
16
$
7
Unrealized losses (gains)
$
(1)
$
—
$
(1)
$
—
Nonderivative trading liabilities
Beginning balance
$
89
$
104
$
74
$
61
Realized and unrealized losses (gains)
(4)
(8)
(12)
(41)
Purchases
(29)
(20)
(49)
(39)
Sales
23
16
77
88
Net transfers
15
(2)
4
21
Ending balance
$
94
$
90
$
94
$
90
Unrealized losses (gains)
$
(2)
$
(8)
$
(11)
$
(41)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Beginning balance
$
454
$
514
$
512
$
651
Realized and unrealized losses (gains)
4
5
11
(3)
Issuances
—
—
1
9
Settlements
—
(11)
(9)
(22)
Net transfers
—
—
(57)
(127)
Ending balance
$
458
$
508
$
458
$
508
Unrealized losses (gains)
$
4
$
5
$
11
$
—
Other secured financings
Beginning balance
$
90
$
112
$
91
$
403
Realized and unrealized losses (gains)
(1)
(5)
2
(11)
Issuances
15
13
59
44
Settlements
(6)
(7)
(54)
(320)
Net transfers
—
—
—
(3)
Ending balance
$
98
$
113
$
98
$
113
Unrealized losses (gains)
$
(1)
$
(5)
$
2
$
(11)
Borrowings
Beginning balance
$
1,787
$
2,325
$
1,587
$
2,157
Realized and unrealized losses (gains)
18
(185)
83
(625)
Issuances
342
65
626
230
Settlements
(182)
(65)
(355)
(263)
Net transfers
(437)
(203)
(413)
438
Ending balance
$
1,528
$
1,937
$
1,528
$
1,937
Unrealized losses (gains)
$
18
$
(185)
$
48
$
(629)
Portion of Unrealized losses (gains) recorded in OCI—Change in net DVA
(4)
(36)
10
(126)
Level 3 instruments may be hedged with instruments classified in Level 1 and Level 2. The realized and unrealized gains or losses for assets and liabilities within the Level 3 category presented in the previous tables do not reflect the related realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging instruments that have been classified by the Firm within the Level 1 and/or Level 2 categories.
The unrealized gains (losses) during the period for assets and liabilities within the Level 3 category may include changes in fair value during the period that were attributable to both observable and unobservable inputs. Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) are primarily included in Trading revenues in the income statement.
Additionally, in the previous tables, consolidations of VIEs are included in Purchases, and deconsolidations of VIEs are included in Settlements.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Recurring and Nonrecurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Valuation Techniques and Unobservable Inputs
Balance / Range (Average1)
$ in millions, except inputs
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Assets at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Other sovereign government obligations
$
94
$
169
Comparable pricing:
Bond price
61 to 111 points (86 points)
57 to 124 points (89 points)
State and municipal securities
$
112
$
145
Comparable pricing:
Bond price
90 to 104 points (100 points)
86 to 100 points (97 points)
MABS
$
536
$
416
Comparable pricing:
Bond price
0 to 90 points (65 points)
0 to 95 points (68 points)
Loans and lending commitments
$
2,039
$
2,017
Margin loan model:
Margin loan rate
2% to 4% (3%)
2% to 4% (3%)
Comparable pricing:
Loan price
91 to 102 points (99 points)
87 to 105 points (99 points)
Corporate and other debt
$
2,463
$
2,096
Comparable pricing:
Bond price
30 to 136 points (82 points)
51 to 132 points (90 points)
Discounted cash flow:
Loss given default
54% to 84% (62% / 54%)
54% to 84% (62% / 54%)
Corporate equities
$
195
$
116
Comparable pricing:
Equity price
100%
100%
Investments
$
934
$
923
Discounted cash flow:
WACC
15% to 18% (16%)
15% to 17% (16%)
Exit multiple
9 to 17 times (14 times)
7 to 17 times (14 times)
Market approach:
EBITDA multiple
21 times
7 to 21 times (11 times)
Comparable pricing:
Equity price
24% to 100% (87%)
24% to 100% (89%)
Net derivative and other contracts:
Interest rate
$
(249)
$
(151)
Option model:
IR volatility skew
62% to 118% (75% / 77%)
105% to 130% (113% / 109%)
IR curve correlation
51% to 97% (82% / 86%)
47% to 100% (80% / 84%)
Bond volatility
1% to 1% (1% / 1%)
N/M
Inflation volatility
22% to 70% (44% / 38%)
22% to 65% (43% / 38%)
IR curve
N/M
4% to 5% (5% / 5%)
Credit
$
90
$
110
Credit default swap model:
Cash-synthetic basis
7 points
7 points
Bond price
0 to 90 bps (48 points)
0 to 83 points (43 points)
Credit spread
10 to 464 bps (108 bps)
10 to 528 bps (115 bps)
Funding spread
18 to 590 bps (57 bps)
18 to 590 bps (93 bps)
Balance / Range (Average1)
$ in millions, except inputs
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Foreign exchange2
$
(129)
$
66
Option model:
IR curve
-3% to 10% (3% / 1%)
-2% to 38% (8% / 4%)
Foreign exchange volatility skew
-2% to 8% (2% / 0%)
10% to 10% (10% / 10%)
Contingency probability
95% to 95% (95% / 95%)
95% to 95% (95% / 95%)
Equity2
$
(782)
$
(736)
Option model:
Equity volatility
6% to 97% (21%)
5% to 96% (25%)
Equity volatility skew
-2% to 0% (0%)
-4% to 0% (-1%)
Equity correlation
9% to 97% (58%)
10% to 93% (71%)
FX correlation
-79% to 40% (-27%)
-79% to 65% (-26%)
IR correlation
13% to 30% (15%)
10% to 30% (14%)
Commodity and other
$
1,281
$
1,083
Option model:
Forward power price
$0 to $208 ($49) per MwH
$1 to $292 ($43) per MWh
Commodity volatility
12% to 145% (33%)
12% to 169% (34%)
Cross-commodity correlation
57% to 100% (94%)
70% to 100% (94%)
Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
458
$
512
Discounted cash flow:
Funding spread
22 to 141 bps (77 bps)
96 to 165 bps (131 bps)
Other secured financings
$
98
$
91
Comparable pricing:
Loan price
23 to 100 points (81 points)
23 to 101 points (75 points)
Borrowings
$
1,528
$
1,587
Option model:
Equity volatility
6% to 71% (18%)
7% to 86% (23%)
Equity volatility skew
-3% to 0% (0%)
-2% to 0% (0%)
Equity correlation
50% to 95% (77%)
39% to 98% (86%)
Equity - FX correlation
-52% to 35% (-29%)
-50% to 0% (-21%)
IR curve correlation
51% to 88% (71% / 71%)
N/M
IR volatility skew
N/M
47% to 136% (74% / 59%)
Discounted cash flow:
Loss given default
54% to 84% (62% / 5%)
54% to 84% (62% / 54%)
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurement
Loans
$
5,224
$
6,610
Corporate loan model:
Credit spread
120 to 1215 bps (794 bps)
91 to 1276 bps (776 bps)
Comparable pricing:
Loan price
15 to 98 points (70 points)
36 to 80 points (65 points)
Warehouse model:
Credit spread
120 to 298 bps (237 bps)
110 to 319 bps (245 bps)
Points—Percentage of par
IR—Interest rate
FX—Foreign exchange
1.A single amount is disclosed for range and average when there is no significant difference between the minimum, maximum and average. Amounts represent weighted averages except where simple averages and the median of the inputs are more relevant.
2.Includes derivative contracts with multiple risks (i.e., hybrid products).
The previous table provides information on the valuation techniques, significant unobservable inputs, and the ranges and averages for each major category of assets and liabilities
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis with a significant Level 3 balance. The level of aggregation and breadth of products cause the range of inputs to be wide and not evenly distributed across the inventory of financial instruments. Further, the range of unobservable inputs may differ across firms in the financial services industry because of diversity in the types of products included in each firm’s inventory. Generally, there are no predictable relationships between multiple significant unobservable inputs attributable to a given valuation technique.
For a description of the Firm’s significant unobservable inputs and qualitative information about the effect of hypothetical changes in the values of those inputs, see Note 5 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K. During the current quarter, there were no significant revisions made to the descriptions of the Firm’s significant unobservable inputs.
Net Asset Value Measurements
Fund Interests
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Carrying Value
Commitment
Carrying Value
Commitment
Private equity
$
2,587
$
747
$
2,622
$
638
Real estate
2,804
244
2,642
239
Hedge1
74
3
190
3
Total
$
5,465
$
994
$
5,454
$
880
1.Investments in hedge funds may be subject to initial period lock-up or gate provisions, which restrict an investor from withdrawing from the fund during a certain initial period or restrict the redemption amount on any redemption date, respectively.
Amounts in the previous table represent the Firm’s carrying value of general and limited partnership interests in fund investments, as well as any related performance-based income in the form of carried interest. The carrying amounts are measured based on the NAV of the fund taking into account the distribution terms applicable to the interest held. This same measurement applies whether the fund investments are accounted for under the equity method or fair value.
For a description of the Firm’s investments in private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds, which are measured based on NAV, see Note 5 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
See Note 13 for information regarding general partner guarantees, which include potential obligations to return performance fee distributions previously received. See Note 19 for information regarding unrealized carried interest at risk of reversal.
Nonredeemable Funds by Contractual Maturity
Carrying Value at September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Private Equity
Real Estate
Less than 5 years
$
1,338
$
979
5-10 years
1,172
1,771
Over 10 years
77
54
Total
$
2,587
$
2,804
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
At September 30, 2023
Fair Value
$ in millions
Level 2
Level 31
Total
Assets
Loans
$
3,711
$
5,224
$
8,935
Total
$
3,711
$
5,224
$
8,935
Liabilities
Other liabilities and accrued expenses—Lending commitments
$
156
$
78
$
234
Total
$
156
$
78
$
234
At December 31, 2022
Fair Value
$ in millions
Level 2
Level 31
Total
Assets
Loans
$
4,193
$
6,610
$
10,803
Other assets—Other investments
—
7
7
Other assets—ROU assets
4
—
4
Total
$
4,197
$
6,617
$
10,814
Liabilities
Other liabilities and accrued expenses—Lending commitments
$
275
$
153
$
428
Total
$
275
$
153
$
428
1.For significant Level 3 balances, refer to “Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Recurring and Nonrecurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements” section herein for details of the significant unobservable inputs used for nonrecurring fair value measurement.
Gains (Losses) from Nonrecurring Fair Value Remeasurements1
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Assets
Loans2
$
(35)
$
(118)
$
(117)
$
(365)
Other assets—Other investments3
5
(2)
4
(8)
Other assets—Premises, equipment and software4
(2)
(1)
(6)
(3)
Other assets—ROU assets5
—
(1)
(10)
(7)
Total
$
(32)
$
(122)
$
(129)
$
(383)
Liabilities
Other liabilities and accrued expenses—Lending commitments2
$
7
$
(13)
$
38
$
(172)
Total
$
7
$
(13)
$
38
$
(172)
1.Gains and losses for Loans and Other assets—Other investments are classified in Other revenues. For other items, gains and losses are recorded in Other revenues if the item is held for sale; otherwise, they are recorded in Other expenses.
2.Nonrecurring changes in the fair value of loans and lending commitments, which exclude the impact of related economic hedges, are calculated as follows: for the held-for-investment category, based on the value of the underlying collateral; and for the held-for-sale category, based on recently executed transactions, market price quotations, valuation models that incorporate market observable inputs where possible, such as comparable loan or debt prices and CDS spread levels adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments, or default recovery analysis where such transactions and quotations are unobservable.
3.Losses related to Other assets—Other investments were determined using techniques that included discounted cash flow models, methodologies that incorporate multiples of certain comparable companies and recently executed transactions.
4.Losses related to Other assets—Premises, equipment and software generally include impairments as well as write-offs related to the disposal of certain assets.
5.Losses related to Other Assets—ROU assets include impairments related to the discontinued leased properties.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value
At September 30, 2023
Carrying Value
Fair Value
$ in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
108,401
$
108,401
$
—
$
—
$
108,401
Investment securities—HTM
70,705
24,323
32,964
1,037
58,324
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
101,569
—
99,208
2,355
101,563
Securities borrowed
120,916
—
120,916
—
120,916
Customer and other receivables
71,146
—
66,917
3,899
70,816
Loans1
216,972
—
27,399
180,698
208,097
Other assets
704
—
704
—
704
Financial liabilities
Deposits
$
339,140
$
—
$
338,677
$
—
$
338,677
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
75,659
—
75,638
—
75,638
Securities loaned
13,064
—
13,059
—
13,059
Other secured financings
2,656
—
2,656
—
2,656
Customer and other payables
200,415
—
200,415
—
200,415
Borrowings
160,637
—
160,139
4
160,143
Commitment Amount
Lending commitments2
$
147,201
$
—
$
1,509
$
749
$
2,258
At December 31, 2022
Carrying Value
Fair Value
$ in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
128,127
$
128,127
$
—
$
—
$
128,127
Investment securities—HTM
75,634
26,754
37,218
1,034
65,006
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
113,899
—
111,188
2,681
113,869
Securities borrowed
133,374
—
133,370
—
133,370
Customer and other receivables
73,248
—
69,268
3,664
72,932
Loans1
213,785
—
24,153
181,561
205,714
Other assets
704
—
704
—
704
Financial liabilities
Deposits
$
351,850
$
—
$
351,721
$
—
$
351,721
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
61,670
—
61,620
—
61,620
Securities loaned
15,679
—
15,673
—
15,673
Other secured financings
3,608
—
3,608
—
3,608
Customer and other payables
216,018
—
216,018
—
216,018
Borrowings
159,338
—
157,780
4
157,784
Commitment Amount
Lending commitments2
$
136,241
$
—
$
1,789
$
1,077
$
2,866
1.Amounts include loans measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
2.Represents Lending commitments accounted for as Held for Investment and Held for Sale. For a further discussion on lending commitments, see Note 13.
The previous tables exclude all non-financial assets and liabilities, such as Goodwill and Intangible assets, and certain financial instruments, such as equity method investments and certain receivables.
5. Fair Value Option
The Firm has elected the fair value option for certain eligible instruments that are risk managed on a fair value basis to mitigate income statement volatility caused by measurement basis differences between the elected instruments and their associated risk management transactions or to eliminate complexities of applying certain accounting models.
Borrowings Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Business Unit Responsible for Risk Management
Equity
$
43,951
$
38,945
Interest rates
27,180
26,077
Commodities
11,952
10,717
Credit
2,093
1,564
Foreign exchange
1,380
1,417
Total
$
86,556
$
78,720
Net Revenues from Borrowings under the Fair Value Option
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Trading revenues
$
3,479
$
4,034
$
(1,412)
$
16,361
Interest expense
124
67
351
203
Net revenues1
$
3,355
$
3,967
$
(1,763)
$
16,158
1.Amounts do not reflect any gains or losses from related economic hedges.
Gains (losses) from changes in fair value are recorded in Trading revenues and are mainly attributable to movements in the reference price or index, interest rates or foreign exchange rates.
Gains (Losses) Due to Changes in Instrument-Specific Credit Risk
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Cumulative pre-tax DVA gain (loss) recognized in AOCI
$
(1,725)
$
(457)
1.Loans and other receivables-specific credit gains (losses) were determined by excluding the non-credit components of gains and losses.
Difference Between Contractual Principal and Fair Value1
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Loans and other receivables2
$
10,707
$
11,916
Nonaccrual loans2
8,162
9,128
Borrowings3
5,564
5,203
1.Amounts indicate contractual principal greater than or (less than) fair value.
2.The majority of the difference between principal and fair value amounts for loans and other receivables relates to distressed debt positions purchased at amounts well below par.
3.Excludes borrowings where the repayment of the initial principal amount fluctuates based on changes in a reference price or index.
The previous tables exclude non-recourse debt from consolidated VIEs, liabilities related to transfers of financial assets treated as collateralized financings, pledged commodities and other liabilities that have specified assets attributable to them.
Fair Value Loans on Nonaccrual Status
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Nonaccrual loans
$
410
$
585
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due
49
116
6. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Fair Values of Derivative Contracts
Assets at September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Bilateral OTC
Cleared OTC
Exchange-Traded
Total
Designated as accounting hedges
Interest rate
$
43
$
—
$
—
$
43
Foreign exchange
243
65
—
308
Total
286
65
—
351
Not designated as accounting hedges
Economic hedges of loans
Credit
2
47
—
49
Other derivatives
Interest rate
146,995
57,701
911
205,607
Credit
6,409
3,461
—
9,870
Foreign exchange
92,515
2,419
36
94,970
Equity
17,550
—
31,421
48,971
Commodity and other
14,536
—
2,783
17,319
Total
278,007
63,628
35,151
376,786
Total gross derivatives
$
278,293
$
63,693
$
35,151
$
377,137
Amounts offset
Counterparty netting
(194,644)
(61,670)
(33,407)
(289,721)
Cash collateral netting
(40,734)
(1,291)
—
(42,025)
Total in Trading assets
$
42,915
$
732
$
1,744
$
45,391
Amounts not offset1
Financial instruments collateral
(23,943)
—
—
(23,943)
Net amounts
$
18,972
$
732
$
1,744
$
21,448
Net amounts for which master netting or collateral agreements are not in place or may not be legally enforceable
$
3,487
Liabilities at September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Bilateral OTC
Cleared OTC
Exchange-Traded
Total
Designated as accounting hedges
Interest rate
$
564
$
1
$
—
$
565
Foreign exchange
16
7
—
23
Total
580
8
—
588
Not designated as accounting hedges
Economic hedges of loans
Credit
24
581
—
605
Other derivatives
Interest rate
137,420
60,141
939
198,500
Credit
6,187
3,301
—
9,488
Foreign exchange
84,080
2,725
218
87,023
Equity
26,669
—
32,182
58,851
Commodity and other
12,418
—
3,398
15,816
Total
266,798
66,748
36,737
370,283
Total gross derivatives
$
267,378
$
66,756
$
36,737
$
370,871
Amounts offset
Counterparty netting
(194,644)
(61,670)
(33,407)
(289,721)
Cash collateral netting
(43,675)
(4,864)
—
(48,539)
Total in Trading liabilities
$
29,059
$
222
$
3,330
$
32,611
Amounts not offset1
Financial instruments collateral
(4,049)
—
(562)
(4,611)
Net amounts
$
25,010
$
222
$
2,768
$
28,000
Net amounts for which master netting or collateral agreements are not in place or may not be legally enforceable
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Assets at December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Bilateral OTC
Cleared OTC
Exchange-Traded
Total
Designated as accounting hedges
Interest rate
$
62
$
1
$
—
$
63
Foreign exchange
15
44
—
59
Total
77
45
—
122
Not designated as accounting hedges
Economic hedges of loans
Credit
2
59
—
61
Other derivatives
Interest rate
141,291
29,007
1,029
171,327
Credit
5,888
2,352
—
8,240
Foreign exchange
113,540
2,337
62
115,939
Equity
16,505
—
26,850
43,355
Commodity and other
24,298
—
6,164
30,462
Total
301,524
33,755
34,105
369,384
Total gross derivatives
$
301,601
$
33,800
$
34,105
$
369,506
Amounts offset
Counterparty netting
(214,773)
(32,250)
(32,212)
(279,235)
Cash collateral netting
(44,711)
(1,348)
—
(46,059)
Total in Trading assets
$
42,117
$
202
$
1,893
$
44,212
Amounts not offset1
Financial instruments collateral
(19,406)
—
—
(19,406)
Net amounts
$
22,711
$
202
$
1,893
$
24,806
Net amounts for which master netting or collateral agreements are not in place or may not be legally enforceable
$
4,318
Liabilities at December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Bilateral OTC
Cleared OTC
Exchange-Traded
Total
Designated as accounting hedges
Interest rate
$
457
$
4
$
—
$
461
Foreign exchange
550
101
—
651
Total
1,007
105
—
1,112
Not designated as accounting hedges
Economic hedges of loans
Credit
9
368
—
377
Other derivatives
Interest rate
135,661
28,581
455
164,697
Credit
5,535
2,390
—
7,925
Foreign exchange
110,322
2,512
104
112,938
Equity
23,138
—
28,193
51,331
Commodity and other
19,631
—
6,748
26,379
Total
294,296
33,851
35,500
363,647
Total gross derivatives
$
295,303
$
33,956
$
35,500
$
364,759
Amounts offset
Counterparty netting
(214,773)
(32,250)
(32,212)
(279,235)
Cash collateral netting
(45,884)
(1,505)
—
(47,389)
Total in Trading liabilities
$
34,646
$
201
$
3,288
$
38,135
Amounts not offset1
Financial instruments collateral
(2,545)
—
(1,139)
(3,684)
Net amounts
$
32,101
$
201
$
2,149
$
34,451
Net amounts for which master netting or collateral agreements are not in place or may not be legally enforceable
$
6,430
1.Amounts relate to master netting agreements and collateral agreements that have been determined by the Firm to be legally enforceable in the event of default but where certain other criteria are not met in accordance with applicable offsetting accounting guidance.
See Note 4 for information related to the unsettled fair value of futures contracts not designated as accounting hedges, which are excluded from the previous tables.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Liabilities at December 31, 2022
$ in billions
Bilateral OTC
Cleared OTC
Exchange-Traded
Total
Designated as accounting hedges
Interest rate
$
3
$
187
$
—
$
190
Foreign exchange
12
2
—
14
Total
15
189
—
204
Not designated as accounting hedges
Economic hedges of loans
Credit
—
15
—
15
Other derivatives
Interest rate
3,436
7,761
497
11,694
Credit
199
125
—
324
Foreign exchange
3,516
123
35
3,674
Equity
488
—
552
1,040
Commodity and other
101
—
79
180
Total
7,740
8,024
1,163
16,927
Total gross derivatives
$
7,755
$
8,213
$
1,163
$
17,131
The notional amounts of derivative contracts generally overstate the Firm’s exposure. In most circumstances, notional amounts are used only as a reference point from which to calculate amounts owed between the parties to the contract. Furthermore, notional amounts do not reflect the benefit of legally enforceable netting arrangements or risk mitigating transactions.
For a discussion of the Firm’s derivative instruments and hedging activities, see Note 7 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Gains (Losses) on Accounting Hedges
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Fair value hedges—Recognized in Interest income
Interest rate contracts
$
259
$
846
$
457
$
2,037
Investment Securities—AFS
(239)
(836)
(423)
(1,960)
Fair value hedges—Recognized in Interest expense
Interest rate contracts
$
(2,742)
$
(5,379)
$
(2,806)
$
(15,629)
Deposits
(15)
25
(31)
143
Borrowings
2,781
5,372
2,856
15,499
Net investment hedges—Foreign exchange contracts
Recognized in OCI
$
375
$
662
$
381
$
1,436
Forward points excluded from hedge effectiveness testing—Recognized in Interest income
60
18
166
(59)
Cash flow hedges—Interest rate contracts1
Recognized in OCI
$
(12)
$
—
$
(30)
$
—
Less: Realized gains (losses) (pre-tax) reclassified from AOCI to interest income
(6)
—
(9)
—
Net change in cash flow hedges included within AOCI
(6)
—
(21)
—
1.For the current quarter ended September 30, 2023, there were no forecasted transactions that failed to occur. The net gains (losses) associated with cash flow hedges expected to be reclassified from AOCI within 12 months as of September 30, 2023, is approximately $(25) million. The maximum length of time over which forecasted cash flows are hedged is 2 years.
Fair Value Hedges—Hedged Items
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Investment Securities—AFS
Amortized cost basis currently or previously hedged
$
33,348
$
34,073
Basis adjustments included in amortized cost1
$
(1,800)
$
(1,628)
Deposits
Carrying amountcurrently or previously hedged
$
10,278
$
3,735
Basis adjustments included in carrying amount1
$
(88)
$
(119)
Borrowings
Carrying amountcurrently or previously hedged
$
147,076
$
146,025
Basis adjustments included in carrying amount—Outstanding hedges
$
(15,567)
$
(12,748)
Basis adjustments included in carrying amount—Terminated hedges
$
(677)
$
(715)
1.Hedge accounting basis adjustments are primarily related to outstanding hedges.
Gains (Losses) on Economic Hedges of Loans
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Recognized in Other revenues
Credit contracts1
$
(104)
$
(44)
$
(330)
$
160
1.Amounts related to hedges of certain held-for-investment and held-for-sale loans.
Net Derivative Liabilities and Collateral Posted
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Net derivative liabilities with credit risk-related contingent features
$
19,204
$
20,287
Collateral posted
13,338
12,268
The previous table presents the aggregate fair value of certain derivative contracts that contain credit risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position for which the Firm has posted collateral in the normal course of business.
Incremental Collateral and Termination Payments upon Potential Future Ratings Downgrade
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
One-notch downgrade
$
562
Two-notch downgrade
375
Bilateral downgrade agreements included in the amounts above1
$
811
1.Amount represents arrangements between the Firm and other parties where upon the downgrade of one party, the downgraded party must deliver collateral to the other party. These bilateral downgrade arrangements are used by the Firm to manage the risk of counterparty downgrades.
The additional collateral or termination payments that may be called in the event of a future credit rating downgrade vary by contract and can be based on ratings by either or both of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings. The previous table shows the future potential collateral amounts and termination payments that could be called or required by counterparties or exchange and clearing organizations in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
event of one-notch or two-notch downgrade scenarios based on the relevant contractual downgrade triggers.
Maximum Potential Payout/Notional of Credit Protection Sold1
Years to Maturity at September 30, 2023
$ in billions
< 1
1-3
3-5
Over 5
Total
Single-name CDS
Investment grade
$
16
$
30
$
39
$
14
$
99
Non-investment grade
7
13
20
6
46
Total
$
23
$
43
$
59
$
20
$
145
Index and basket CDS
Investment grade
$
3
$
18
$
51
$
21
$
93
Non-investment grade
8
11
85
35
139
Total
$
11
$
29
$
136
$
56
$
232
Total CDS sold
$
34
$
72
$
195
$
76
$
377
Other credit contracts
—
—
—
3
3
Total credit protection sold
$
34
$
72
$
195
$
79
$
380
CDS protection sold with identical protection purchased
$
312
Years to Maturity at December 31, 2022
$ in billions
< 1
1-3
3-5
Over 5
Total
Single-name CDS
Investment grade
$
12
$
29
$
29
$
9
$
79
Non-investment grade
5
13
16
2
36
Total
$
17
$
42
$
45
$
11
$
115
Index and basket CDS
Investment grade
$
3
$
13
$
37
$
3
$
56
Non-investment grade
8
17
108
19
152
Total
$
11
$
30
$
145
$
22
$
208
Total CDS sold
$
28
$
72
$
190
$
33
$
323
Other credit contracts
—
—
—
—
—
Total credit protection sold
$
28
$
72
$
190
$
33
$
323
CDS protection sold with identical protection purchased
$
262
Fair Value Asset (Liability) of Credit Protection Sold1
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Single-name CDS
Investment grade
$
1,472
$
762
Non-investment grade
(228)
(808)
Total
$
1,244
$
(46)
Index and basket CDS
Investment grade
$
1,295
$
859
Non-investment grade
(1,855)
(1,812)
Total
$
(560)
$
(953)
Total CDS sold
$
684
$
(999)
Other credit contracts
178
(1)
Total credit protection sold
$
862
$
(1,000)
1.Investment grade/non-investment grade determination is based on the internal credit rating of the reference obligation. Internal credit ratings serve as the CRM’s assessment of credit risk and the basis for a comprehensive credit limits framework used to control credit risk. The Firm uses quantitative models and judgment to estimate the various risk parameters related to each obligor.
Protection Purchased with CDS
Notional
$ in billions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Single name
$
172
$
140
Index and basket
197
173
Tranched index and basket
32
26
Total
$
401
$
339
Fair Value Asset (Liability)
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Single name
$
(1,553)
$
(33)
Index and basket
1,023
1,248
Tranched index and basket
(481)
(217)
Total
$
(1,011)
$
998
The Firm enters into credit derivatives, principally CDS, under which it receives or provides protection against the risk of default on a set of debt obligations issued by a specified reference entity or entities. A majority of the Firm’s counterparties for these derivatives are banks, broker-dealers, and insurance and other financial institutions.
The fair value amounts as shown in the previous tables are prior to cash collateral or counterparty netting. For further information on credit derivatives and other credit contracts, see Note 7 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Amortized Cost1
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
AFS securities
U.S. Treasury securities
$
56,103
$
17
$
2,254
$
53,866
U.S. agency securities2
23,926
1
2,753
21,174
Agency CMBS
5,998
—
470
5,528
State and municipal securities
2,598
71
42
2,627
FFELP student loan ABS3
1,147
—
45
1,102
Total AFS securities
89,772
89
5,564
84,297
HTM securities
U.S. Treasury securities
28,599
—
1,845
26,754
U.S. agency securities2
44,038
—
8,487
35,551
Agency CMBS
1,819
—
152
1,667
Non-agency CMBS
1,178
—
144
1,034
Total HTM securities
75,634
—
10,628
65,006
Total investment securities
$
165,406
$
89
$
16,192
$
149,303
1.Amounts are net of any ACL.
2.U.S. agency securities consist mainly of agency mortgage pass-through pool securities, CMOs and agency-issued debt.
3.Underlying loans are backed by a guarantee, ultimately from the U.S. Department of Education, of at least 95% of the principal balance and interest outstanding.
AFS Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Fair Value
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Gross Unrealized Losses
U.S. Treasury securities
Less than 12 months
$
6,932
$
214
$
42,144
$
1,711
12 months or longer
31,798
1,180
11,454
543
Total
38,730
1,394
53,598
2,254
U.S. agency securities
Less than 12 months
4,716
91
13,662
1,271
12 months or longer
17,968
3,345
7,060
1,482
Total
22,684
3,436
20,722
2,753
Agency CMBS
Less than 12 months
2,111
201
5,343
448
12 months or longer
3,053
303
185
22
Total
5,164
504
5,528
470
State and municipal securities
Less than 12 months
288
1
2,106
40
12 months or longer
253
19
65
2
Total
541
20
2,171
42
FFELP student loan ABS
Less than 12 months
68
1
627
23
12 months or longer
693
16
476
22
Total
761
17
1,103
45
Total AFS securities in an unrealized loss position
Less than 12 months
14,115
508
63,882
3,493
12 months or longer
53,765
4,863
19,240
2,071
Total
$
67,880
$
5,371
$
83,122
$
5,564
For AFS securities, the Firm believes there are no securities in an unrealized loss position that have credit losses after performing the analysis described in Note 2 in the 2022 Form 10-K and the Firm expects to recover the amortized cost basis of these securities. Additionally, the Firm does not intend to sell these securities and is not likely to be required to sell these securities prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis.
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the securities in an unrealized loss position are predominantly investment grade.
The HTM securities net carrying amounts at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 reflect an ACL of $45 million and $34 million, respectively, predominantly related to Non-agency CMBS. See Note 2 in the 2022 Form 10-K for a description of the ACL methodology used for HTM Securities. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Non-Agency CMBS HTM securities were predominantly on accrual status and investment grade.
See Note 14 for additional information on securities issued by VIEs, including U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, non-agency CMBS, and FFELP student loan ABS.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Amortized Cost1
Fair Value
Annualized Average Yield2
HTM securities
U.S. Treasury securities:
Due within 1 year
8,102
7,982
1.9
%
After 1 year through 5 years
12,683
11,863
1.8
%
After 5 years through 10 years
3,864
3,445
2.4
%
After 10 years
1,559
1,033
2.3
%
Total
26,208
24,323
U.S. agency securities:
After 1 year through 5 years
7
6
1.8
%
After 5 years through 10 years
311
276
2.1
%
After 10 years
41,294
31,194
1.8
%
Total
41,612
31,476
Agency CMBS:
Due within 1 year
482
469
1.4
%
After 1 year through 5 years
928
828
1.2
%
After 5 years through 10 years
118
95
1.4
%
After 10 years
128
96
1.6
%
Total
1,656
1,488
Non-agency CMBS:
Due within 1 year
195
177
4.2
%
After 1 year through 5 years
353
315
4.4
%
After 5 years through 10 years
630
500
3.7
%
After 10 years
51
45
4.6
%
Total
1,229
1,037
Total HTM securities
70,705
58,324
1.9
%
Total investment securities
152,278
134,585
2.1
%
1.Amounts are net of any ACL.
2.Annualized average yield is computed using the effective yield, weighted based on the amortized cost of each security. The effective yield is shown pre-tax and excludes the effect of related hedging derivatives.
3.At September 30, 2023, the annualized average yield, including the interest rate swap accrual of related hedges, was 1.2% for AFS securities contractually maturing within 1 year and 3.3% for all AFS securities.
Gross Realized Gains (Losses) on Sales of AFS Securities
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Gross realized gains
$
15
$
13
$
66
$
163
Gross realized (losses)
(1)
(4)
(21)
(92)
Total1
$
14
$
9
$
45
$
71
1.Realized gains and losses are recognized in Other revenues in the income statement.
8. Collateralized Transactions
Offsetting of Certain Collateralized Transactions
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Gross Amounts
Amounts Offset
Balance Sheet Net Amounts
Amounts Not Offset1
Net Amounts
Assets
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
$
244,528
$
(142,959)
$
101,569
$
(98,203)
$
3,366
Securities borrowed
133,184
(12,268)
120,916
(116,818)
4,098
Liabilities
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
219,620
$
(142,959)
$
76,661
$
(70,871)
$
5,790
Securities loaned
25,332
(12,268)
13,064
(13,049)
15
Net amounts for which master netting agreements are not in place or may not be legally enforceable
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
$
2,160
Securities borrowed
380
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
4,311
Securities loaned
4
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Gross Amounts
Amounts Offset
Balance Sheet Net Amounts
Amounts Not Offset1
Net Amounts
Assets
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
$
240,355
$
(126,448)
$
113,907
$
(109,902)
$
4,005
Securities borrowed
145,340
(11,966)
133,374
(128,073)
5,301
Liabilities
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
188,982
$
(126,448)
$
62,534
$
(57,395)
$
5,139
Securities loaned
27,645
(11,966)
15,679
(15,199)
480
Net amounts for which master netting agreements are not in place or may not be legally enforceable
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
$
1,696
Securities borrowed
624
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
3,861
Securities loaned
250
1.Amounts relate to master netting agreements that have been determined by the Firm to be legally enforceable in the event of default but where certain other criteria are not met in accordance with applicable offsetting accounting guidance.
For further discussion of the Firm’s collateralized transactions, see Notes 2 and 9 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K. For information related to offsetting of derivatives, see Note 6.
Gross Secured Financing Balances by Remaining Contractual Maturity
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Overnight and Open
Less than 30 Days
30-90 Days
Over 90 Days
Total
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
93,944
$
68,289
$
23,622
$
33,765
$
219,620
Securities loaned
13,266
—
900
11,166
25,332
Total included in the offsetting disclosure
$
107,210
$
68,289
$
24,522
$
44,931
$
244,952
Trading liabilities— Obligation to return securities received as collateral
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Overnight and Open
Less than 30 Days
30-90 Days
Over 90 Days
Total
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
54,551
$
77,359
$
20,586
$
36,486
$
188,982
Securities loaned
15,150
882
1,984
9,629
27,645
Total included in the offsetting disclosure
$
69,701
$
78,241
$
22,570
$
46,115
$
216,627
Trading liabilities— Obligation to return securities received as collateral
22,880
—
—
—
22,880
Total
$
92,581
$
78,241
$
22,570
$
46,115
$
239,507
Gross Secured Financing Balances by Class of Collateral Pledged
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
83,594
$
57,761
Other sovereign government obligations
102,679
98,839
Corporate equities
17,976
19,340
Other
15,371
13,042
Total
$
219,620
$
188,982
Securities loaned
Other sovereign government obligations
$
714
$
862
Corporate equities
23,939
26,289
Other
679
494
Total
$
25,332
$
27,645
Total included in the offsetting disclosure
$
244,952
$
216,627
Trading liabilities—Obligation to return securities received as collateral
Corporate equities
$
16,523
$
22,833
Other
25
47
Total
$
16,548
$
22,880
Total
$
261,500
$
239,507
Carrying Value of Assets Loaned or Pledged without Counterparty Right to Sell or Repledge
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Trading assets
$
38,682
$
34,524
The Firm pledges certain of its trading assets to collateralize securities sold under agreements to repurchase, securities loaned, other secured financings and derivatives and to cover customer short sales. Counterparties may or may not have the right to sell or repledge the collateral.
Pledged financial instruments that can be sold or repledged by the secured party are identified as Trading assets (pledged to various parties) in the balance sheet.
Fair Value of Collateral Received with Right to Sell or Repledge
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Collateral received with right to sell or repledge
$
656,290
$
637,941
Collateral that was sold or repledged1
499,905
486,820
1.Does not include securities used to meet federal regulations for the Firm’s U.S. broker-dealers.
The Firm receives collateral in the form of securities in connection with securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities borrowed, securities-for-securities transactions, derivative transactions, customer margin loans and securities-based lending. In many cases, the Firm is permitted to sell or repledge this collateral to secure securities sold under agreements to repurchase, to enter into securities lending and derivative transactions or to deliver to counterparties to cover short positions.
Securities Segregated for Regulatory Purposes
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Segregated securities1
$
21,936
$
32,254
1.Securities segregated under federal regulations for the Firm’s U.S. broker-dealers are sourced from Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Trading assets in the balance sheet.
Customer Margin and Other Lending
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Margin and other lending
$
42,699
$
38,524
The Firm provides margin lending arrangements that allow customers to borrow against the value of qualifying securities. Receivables from these arrangements are included within Customer and other receivables in the balance sheet. Under these arrangements, the Firm receives collateral, which includes U.S. government and agency securities, other sovereign government obligations, corporate and other debt, and corporate equities. Margin loans are collateralized by customer-owned securities held by the Firm. The Firm monitors required margin levels and established credit terms daily and, pursuant to such guidelines, requires customers to deposit additional collateral, or reduce positions, when necessary.
For a further discussion of the Firm’s margin lending activities, see Note 9 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Also included in the amounts in the previous table is non-purpose securities-based lending on non-bank entities in the Wealth Management business segment.
Other Secured Financings
The Firm has additional secured liabilities. For a further discussion of other secured financings, see Note 12.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
9. Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance for Credit Losses
Loans by Type
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
HFI Loans
HFS Loans
Total Loans
Corporate
$
7,181
$
11,086
$
18,267
Secured lending facilities
39,119
2,861
41,980
Commercial real estate
8,389
259
8,648
Residential real estate
59,002
23
59,025
Securities-based lending and Other loans
90,208
1
90,209
Total loans
203,899
14,230
218,129
ACL
(1,157)
(1,157)
Total loans, net
$
202,742
$
14,230
$
216,972
Loans to non-U.S. borrowers, net
$
26,246
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
HFI Loans
HFS Loans
Total Loans
Corporate
$
6,589
$
10,634
$
17,223
Secured lending facilities
35,606
3,176
38,782
Commercial real estate
8,515
926
9,441
Residential real estate
54,460
4
54,464
Securities-based lending and Other loans
94,666
48
94,714
Total loans
199,836
14,788
214,624
ACL
(839)
(839)
Total loans, net
$
198,997
$
14,788
$
213,785
Loans to non-U.S. borrowers, net
$
23,651
For additional information on the Firm’s held-for-investment and held-for-sale loan portfolios, see Note 10 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Loans by Interest Rate Type
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Fixed Rate
Floating or Adjustable Rate
Fixed Rate
Floating or Adjustable Rate
Corporate
$
—
$
18,267
$
—
$
17,223
Secured lending facilities
—
41,980
—
38,782
Commercial real estate
198
8,450
204
9,237
Residential real estate
28,282
30,743
24,903
29,561
Securities-based lending and Other loans
22,525
67,684
24,077
70,637
Total loans, before ACL
$
51,005
$
167,124
$
49,184
$
165,440
See Note 4 for further information regarding Loans and lending commitments held at fair value. See Note 13 for details of current commitments to lend in the future.
Loans Held for Investment before Allowance by Origination Year
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
At September 30, 2023
Securities-based Lending1
Other2
$ in millions
IG
NIG
Total
Revolving
$
71,389
$
6,096
$
1,220
$
78,705
2023
1,369
543
238
2,150
2022
1,474
820
792
3,086
2021
375
417
341
1,133
2020
—
464
425
889
2019
14
903
522
1,439
Prior
202
1,466
1,138
2,806
Total
$
74,823
$
10,709
$
4,676
$
90,208
December 31, 2022
Securities-based Lending1
Other2
$ in millions
IG
NIG
Total
Revolving
$
77,115
$
5,760
$
1,480
$
84,355
2022
1,425
1,572
269
3,266
2021
725
525
223
1,473
2020
—
580
418
998
2019
16
913
644
1,573
2018
202
268
304
774
Prior
—
1,581
646
2,227
Total
$
79,483
$
11,199
$
3,984
$
94,666
IG—Investment Grade
NIG—Non-investment Grade
1. Securities-based loans are subject to collateral maintenance provisions, and at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, these loans are predominantly over-collateralized. For more information on the ACL methodology related to securities-based loans, see Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
2. Other loans primarily include certain loans originated in the tailored lending business within the Wealth Management business segment, which typically consist of bespoke lending arrangements provided to ultra-high worth net clients. These facilities are generally secured by eligible collateral.
Past Due Loans Held for Investment before Allowance1
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Corporate
$
42
$
112
Secured lending facilities
—
85
Commercial real estate
21
—
Residential real estate
153
158
Securities-based lending and Other loans
—
1
Total
$
216
$
356
1.As of September 30, 2023, the majority of the amounts are past due for a period of less than 90 days. As of December 31, 2022, the majority of the amounts are 90 days or more past due.
Nonaccrual Loans Held for Investment before Allowance1
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Corporate
$
115
$
71
Secured lending facilities
92
94
Commercial real estate
153
209
Residential real estate
101
118
Securities-based lending and Other loans
120
10
Total
$
581
$
502
Nonaccrual loans without an ACL
$
133
$
117
1.There were no loans held for investment that were 90 days or more past due and still accruing as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. For further information on the Firm’s nonaccrual policy, see Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K .
See Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K for a description of the ACL calculated under the CECL
methodology, including credit quality indicators, used for HFI loans.
The Firm may modify the terms of certain loans for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower's financial difficulties, and these modifications include interest rate reductions, principal forgiveness, term extensions and other-than-insignificant payment delays or a combination of these aforementioned modifications. Modified loans are typically evaluated individually for allowance for credit losses. As of September 30, 2023, there were no loans held for investment modified in the current year period with subsequent default.
Modified Loans Held for Investment
Modified during the three months ended September 30, 20231
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Amortized Cost
% of Total Loans2
Term Extension
Corporate
$
82
1.1
%
Commercial real estate
198
2.4
%
Securities-based lending and Other loans
105
0.1
%
Total
$
385
Modified during the nine months ended September 30, 20231
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Amortized Cost
% of Total Loans2
Term Extension
Corporate
$
114
1.6
%
Commercial real estate
219
2.6
%
Residential real estate
1
—
%
Securities-based lending and Other loans
129
0.1
%
Total
$
463
Combination - Multiple Modifications3
Commercial real estate
$
40
0.5
%
1.Lending commitments to borrowers for which the Firm has modified terms of the receivable are $424 million and $877 million during the current quarter and current year period, respectively as of September 30, 2023.
2.Percentage of total loans represents the percentage of modified loans to total loans held for investment by loan type.
3.Combination - Multiple Modifications includes loans with Term extension and Other-than-insignificant payment delay.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Financial Impact on Modified Loans Held for Investment
Modified during the three months ended September 30, 20231
At September 30, 2023
Term Extension2
Corporate
Added 1 year, 11 months to the life of the modified loan(s)
Commercial real estate
Added 3 months to the life of the modified loan(s)
Securities-based lending and Other loans
Added 4 months to the life of the modified loan(s)
Modified during the nine months ended September 30, 20231
At September 30, 2023
Term Extension2
Corporate
Added 1 year, 9 months to the life of the modified loan(s)
Commercial real estate
Added 3 months to the life of the modified loan(s)
Residential real estate
Added 4 months to the life of the modified loan(s)
Securities-based lending and Other loans
Added 8 months to the life of the modified loan(s)
Combination - Multiple Modification
Commercial real estate
Added 7 months of Term extension and 6 months of Other-than-insignificant payment delay to the life of the modified loan(s)
1.Percentage of total loans represents the percentage of modified loans to total loans held for investment by loan type.
2.In instances where more than one loan was modified, modification impact is presented on a weighted-average basis.
Past Due Status for Loans Held for Investment Modified in the Last 12 months
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
30-89 Days Past Due
90+ days Past Due
Total
Commercial real estate
$
21
$
—
$
21
Residential real estate
—
1
1
Total
$
21
$
1
$
22
Troubled Debt Restructurings
$ in millions
At December 31, 2022
Loans, before ACL
$
29
Lending commitments
—
TDRs included modifications of interest rates, collateral requirements, other loan covenants and payment extensions. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K for further information on TDRs guidance. The accounting guidance for TDRs was eliminated for the Firm, beginning on January 1, 2023. See Note 2 for further information herein.
Gross Charge-offs by Origination Year
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
CRE
Residential Real Estate
SBL and Other
Total
Revolving
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
2020
—
—
—
—
(1)
(1)
2019
—
—
(39)
—
—
(39)
Total
$
—
$
—
$
(39)
$
—
$
(1)
$
(40)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
CRE
Residential Real Estate
SBL and Other
Total
Revolving
$
(30)
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(30)
2020
—
—
—
—
(2)
(2)
2019
—
—
(68)
—
(1)
(69)
Prior
—
—
(40)
—
—
(40)
Total
$
(30)
$
—
$
(108)
$
—
$
(3)
$
(141)
Provision for Credit Losses
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Loans
$
123
$
6
$
462
$
137
Lending commitments
11
29
67
56
Allowance for Credit Losses Rollforward and Allocation—Loans
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
CRE
Residential Real Estate
SBL and Other
Total
December 31, 2022
$
235
$
153
$
275
$
87
$
89
$
839
Gross charge-offs
(30)
—
(108)
—
(3)
(141)
Recoveries
—
—
—
1
—
1
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
(30)
—
(108)
1
(3)
(140)
Provision (release)
44
2
261
22
133
462
Other
(1)
(1)
(2)
—
—
(4)
September 30, 2023
$
248
$
154
$
426
$
110
$
219
$
1,157
Percent of loans to total loans1
4
%
19
%
4
%
29
%
44
%
100
%
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
CRE
Residential Real Estate
SBL and Other
Total
December 31, 2021
$
165
$
163
$
206
$
60
$
60
$
654
Gross charge-offs
—
(3)
(7)
—
(21)
(31)
Recoveries
6
—
—
1
—
7
Net recoveries (charge-offs)
6
(3)
(7)
1
(21)
(24)
Provision (release)
46
(2)
35
26
32
137
Other
(6)
(2)
(10)
—
—
(18)
September 30, 2022
$
211
$
156
$
224
$
87
$
71
$
749
Percent of loans to total loans1
3
%
17
%
4
%
26
%
50
%
100
%
CRE—Commercial real estate
SBL—Securities-based lending
1.Percent of loans to total loans represents loans held for investment by loan type to total loans held for investment.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Allowance for Credit Losses Rollforward—Lending Commitments
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
CRE
Residential Real Estate
SBL and Other
Total
December 31, 2022
$
411
$
51
$
15
$
4
$
23
$
504
Provision (release)
29
24
12
—
2
67
Other
(1)
—
(1)
—
—
(2)
September 30, 2023
$
439
$
75
$
26
$
4
$
25
$
569
$ in millions
Corporate
Secured Lending Facilities
CRE
Residential Real Estate
SBL and Other
Total
December 31, 2021
$
356
$
41
$
20
$
1
$
26
$
444
Provision (release)
64
7
(6)
1
(10)
56
Other
(12)
(1)
—
—
—
(13)
September 30, 2022
$
408
$
47
$
14
$
2
$
16
$
487
The allowance for credit losses for loans and lending commitments increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to deteriorating conditions in the commercial real estate sector, including provisions for certain specific loans, mainly in the office portfolio, and modest growth in certain other loan portfolios. Charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily related to commercial real estate and corporate loans. The base scenario used in our ACL models as of September 30, 2023 was generated using a combination of consensus economic forecasts, forward rates, and internally developed and validated models, and assumes weak economic growth in 2023 and 2024. Given the nature of our lending portfolio, the most sensitive model input is U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”). For a further discussion of the Firm’s loans as well as the Firm’s allowance methodology, refer to Notes 2 and 10 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Selected Credit Ratios
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
ACL for loans to total HFI loans
0.6
%
0.4
%
Nonaccrual HFI loans to total HFI loans
0.3
%
0.3
%
ACL for loans to nonaccrual HFI loans
199.1
%
167.1
%
Employee Loans
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Currently employed by the Firm1
$
4,262
$
4,023
No longer employed by the Firm2
98
97
Employee loans
$
4,360
$
4,120
ACL
(130)
(139)
Employee loans, net of ACL
$
4,230
$
3,981
Remaining repayment term, weighted average in years
5.8
5.8
1.These loans are predominantly current.
2.These loans are predominantly past due for a period of 90 days or more.
Employee loans are granted in conjunction with a program established primarily to recruit certain Wealth Management financial advisors, are full recourse and generally require periodic repayments, and are due in full upon termination of employment with the Firm. These loans are recorded in
Customer and other receivables in the balance sheet. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K for a description of the CECL allowance methodology, including credit quality indicators, for employee loans.
10. Other Assets—Equity Method Investments
Equity Method Investments
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Investments
$
1,775
$
1,927
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Income (loss)
$
19
$
21
$
105
$
44
Equity method investments, other than investments in certain fund interests, are summarized above and are included in Other assets in the balance sheet with related income or loss included in Other revenues in the income statement. See “Net Asset Value Measurements—Fund Interests” in Note 4 for the carrying value of certain of the Firm’s fund interests, which are composed of general and limited partnership interests, as well as any related carried interest.
Japanese Securities Joint Venture
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Income (loss) from investment in MUMSS
$
10
$
17
$
102
$
35
For more information on MUMSS and other relationships with MUFG, see Note 12 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
12. Borrowings and Other Secured Financings
Borrowings
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Original maturities of one year or less
$
4,350
$
4,191
Original maturities greater than one year
Senior
$
231,047
$
221,667
Subordinated
11,796
12,200
Total greater than one year
$
242,843
$
233,867
Total
$
247,193
$
238,058
Weighted average stated maturity, in years1
6.5
6.7
1.Only includes borrowings with original maturities greater than one year.
Other Secured Financings
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Original maturities:
One year or less
$
2,391
$
944
Greater than one year
7,277
7,214
Total
$
9,668
$
8,158
Transfers of assets accounted for as secured financings
$
3,092
$
1,119
Other secured financings include the liabilities related to collateralized notes, transfers of financial assets that are accounted for as financings rather than sales and consolidated VIEs where the Firm is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. These liabilities are generally payable from the cash flows of the related assets accounted for as Trading assets. See Note 14 for further information on other secured financings related to VIEs and securitization activities.
For transfers of assets that fail to meet accounting criteria for a sale, the Firm continues to record the assets and recognizes the associated liabilities in the balance sheet.
13. Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies
Commitments
Years to Maturity at September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Less than 1
1-3
3-5
Over 5
Total
Lending:
Corporate
$
16,247
$
36,269
$
53,156
$
2,356
$
108,028
Secured lending facilities
7,773
5,032
3,662
2,140
18,607
Commercial and Residential real estate
309
112
14
352
787
Securities-based lending and Other
16,229
3,360
395
394
20,378
Forward-starting secured financing receivables1
73,474
—
—
—
73,474
Central counterparty
300
—
—
14,966
15,266
Underwriting
645
—
—
—
645
Investment activities
1,777
314
110
284
2,485
Letters of credit and other financial guarantees
145
—
—
6
151
Total
$
116,899
$
45,087
$
57,337
$
20,498
$
239,821
Lending commitments participated to third parties
$
7,408
1.Forward-starting secured financing receivables are generally settled within three business days.
Since commitments associated with these instruments may expire unused, the amounts shown do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements.
For a further description of these commitments, refer to Note 15 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Guarantees
At September 30, 2023
Maximum Potential Payout/Notional of Obligations by Years to Maturity
Carrying Amount Asset (Liability)
$ in millions
Less than 1
1-3
3-5
Over 5
Non-credit derivatives1
$
1,303,613
$
1,337,393
$
295,171
$
713,579
$
(67,659)
Standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees issued2
1,545
1,054
1,100
2,801
(15)
Market value guarantees
1
—
—
—
—
Liquidity facilities
2,035
—
—
—
(9)
Whole loan sales guarantees
—
69
17
23,076
—
Securitization representations and warranties3
—
—
—
80,081
(3)
General partner guarantees
381
32
130
33
(87)
Client clearing guarantees
77
—
—
—
—
1.The carrying amounts of derivative contracts that meet the accounting definition of a guarantee are shown on a gross basis. For further information on derivatives contracts, see Note 6.
2.These amounts include certain issued standby letters of credit participated to third parties, totaling $0.8 billion of notional and collateral/recourse, due to the nature of the Firm’s obligations under these arrangements. As of September 30, 2023, the carrying amount of standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees issued includes an allowance for credit losses of $76 million.
3.Related to commercial and residential mortgage securitizations.
The Firm has obligations under certain guarantee arrangements, including contracts and indemnification agreements, that contingently require the Firm to make
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
payments to the guaranteed party based on changes in an underlying measure (such as an interest or foreign exchange rate, security or commodity price, an index, or the occurrence or non-occurrence of a specified event) related to an asset, liability or equity security of a guaranteed party. Also included as guarantees are contracts that contingently require the Firm to make payments to the guaranteed party based on another entity’s failure to perform under an agreement, as well as indirect guarantees of the indebtedness of others.
For more information on the nature of the obligations and related business activities for our guarantees, see Note 15 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Other Guarantees and Indemnities
In the normal course of business, the Firm provides guarantees and indemnifications in a variety of transactions. These provisions generally are standard contractual terms. Certain of these guarantees and indemnifications related to indemnities, exchange and clearinghouse member guarantees and merger and acquisition guarantees are described in Note 15 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
In addition, in the ordinary course of business, the Firm guarantees the debt and/or certain trading obligations (including obligations associated with derivatives, foreign exchange contracts and the settlement of physical commodities) of certain subsidiaries. These guarantees generally are entity or product specific and are required by investors or trading counterparties. The activities of the Firm’s subsidiaries covered by these guarantees (including any related debt or trading obligations) are included in the financial statements.
Finance Subsidiary
The Parent Company fully and unconditionally guarantees the securities issued by Morgan Stanley Finance LLC, a wholly owned finance subsidiary. No other subsidiary of the Parent Company guarantees these securities.
Contingencies
Legal
In addition to the matters described below, in the normal course of business, the Firm has been named, from time to time, as a defendant in various legal actions, including arbitrations, class actions and other litigation, arising in connection with its activities as a global diversified financial services institution. Certain of the actual or threatened legal actions include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. In some cases, the entities that would otherwise be the primary defendants in such cases are bankrupt or are in financial distress. These actions have included, but are not limited to, antitrust claims, claims under various false claims
act statutes, and matters arising from our sales and trading businesses, and our activities in the capital markets.
The Firm is also involved, from time to time, in other reviews, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal) by governmental and self-regulatory agencies regarding the Firm’s business, and involving, among other matters, sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage, market-making activities, investment banking advisory services, capital market activities, financial products or offerings sponsored, underwritten or sold by the Firm, wealth and investment management services, and accounting and operational matters, certain of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions, limitations on our ability to conduct certain business, or other relief.
While the Firm has identified below any individual proceedings or investigations where the Firm believes a material loss to be reasonably possible and, in some cases, reasonably estimable, there can be no assurance that material losses will not be incurred from claims that have not yet been asserted or those where potential losses have not yet been determined to be probable or possible and reasonably estimable.
In many proceedings and investigations, however, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even possible, or to estimate the amount of any loss. In addition, even where a loss is possible or an exposure to loss exists in excess of the liability already accrued with respect to a previously recognized loss contingency, it is not always possible to reasonably estimate the size of the possible loss or range of loss, particularly for proceedings and investigations where the factual record is being developed or contested or where plaintiffs or government entities seek substantial or indeterminate damages, restitution, disgorgement or penalties. Numerous issues may need to be resolved before a loss or additional loss, or range of loss or additional range of loss, can be reasonably estimated for a proceeding or investigation, including through potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, determination of issues related to class certification and the calculation of damages or other relief, and consideration of novel or unsettled legal questions relevant to the proceedings or investigations in question.
The Firm contests liability and/or the amount of damages as appropriate in each pending matter. Where available information indicates that it is probable a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the Firm can reasonably estimate the amount of that loss, the Firm accrues the estimated loss by a charge to income.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The Firm’s legal expenses can, and may in the future, fluctuate from period to period, given the current environment regarding government investigations and private litigation affecting global financial services firms, including the Firm.
For certain other legal proceedings and investigations, the Firm can, in some instances, estimate reasonably possible losses, additional losses, ranges of loss or ranges of additional loss in excess of amounts accrued (if any) but does not believe, based on current knowledge and after consultation with counsel, that such losses could have a material adverse effect on the Firm’s financial condition, other than the matter referred to in the following paragraph.
Tax
In matters styled Case number 15/3637 and Case number 15/4353, the Dutch Tax Authority (“Dutch Authority”) is challenging in the Dutch courts the prior set-off by the Firm of approximately €124 million (approximately $131 million) plus accrued interest of withholding tax credits against the Firm’s corporation tax liabilities for the tax years 2007 to 2012. The Dutch Authority alleges that the Firm was not entitled to receive the withholding tax credits on the basis, inter alia, that a Firm subsidiary did not hold legal title to certain securities subject to withholding tax on the relevant dates. The Dutch Authority has also alleged that the Firm failed to provide certain information to the Dutch Authority and to keep adequate books and records. On April 26, 2018, the District Court in Amsterdam issued a decision dismissing the Dutch Authority’s claims with respect to certain of the tax years in dispute. On May 12, 2020, the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam granted the Dutch Authority’s appeal in matters re-styled Case number 18/00318 and Case number 18/00319. On June 22, 2020, the Firm filed an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam before the Dutch High Court. On January 29, 2021, the Advocate General of the Dutch High Court issued an advisory opinion on the Firm’s appeal, which rejected the Firm’s principal grounds of appeal. On February 11, 2021, the Firm and the Dutch Authority each responded to this opinion. On June 22, 2021, Dutch criminal authorities sought various documents in connection with an investigation of the Firm related to the civil claims asserted by the Dutch Authority concerning the accuracy of the Firm subsidiary’s tax returns and the maintenance of its books and records for 2007 to 2012. The Dutch criminal authorities have requested additional information, and the Firm is continuing to respond to them in connection with their ongoing investigation.
For certain other legal proceedings and investigations, though the Firm believes a loss is probable, the Firm cannot reasonably estimate such losses, additional losses, ranges of loss or ranges of additional loss in excess of amounts accrued (if any), but does not believe, based on current knowledge and after consultation with counsel, that such losses could have a material adverse effect on the Firm’s financial condition, other than the matter referred to in the following paragraph.
Block Trading Matter
The Firm has been responding to requests for information from the Enforcement Division of the SEC and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in connection with their investigations into various aspects of the Firm's blocks business, certain related sales and trading practices, and applicable controls (the “Investigations”). The Investigations are focused on whether the Firm and/or its employees shared and/or used information regarding impending block transactions in violation of federal securities laws and regulations. The Firm continues to cooperate with, and has continued to engage in ongoing discussions regarding potential resolution of, the Investigations. There can be no assurance that these discussions and continuing engagement will lead to resolution of either matter. The Firm also faces potential civil liability arising from claims that have been or may be asserted by, among others, block transaction participants who contend they were harmed or disadvantaged including, among other things, as a result of a share price decline allegedly caused by the activities of the Firm and/or its employees, or as a result of the Firm’s and/or its employees’ failure to adhere to applicable laws and regulations. In addition, the Firm has responded to demands from shareholders under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law for books and records concerning the Investigations.
For certain other legal proceedings and investigations including the following matter, the Firm can estimate probable losses but does not believe, based on current knowledge and after consultation with counsel, that additional loss in excess of amounts accrued could have a material adverse effect on the Firm’s financial condition.
Antitrust Related Matter
In August of 2017, the Firm was named as a defendant in a purported antitrust class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York styled Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System et al. v. Bank of America Corporation et al. Plaintiffs allege, inter alia, that the Firm, together with a number of other financial institution defendants, violated U.S. antitrust laws and New York state law in connection with their alleged efforts to prevent the development of electronic exchange-based platforms for securities lending. The class action complaint was filed on behalf of a purported class of borrowers and lenders who entered into stock loan transactions with the defendants. The class action complaint seeks, among other relief, certification of the class of plaintiffs and treble damages. On September 27, 2018, the court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the class action complaint. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification was referred by the District Court to a magistrate judge who, on June 30, 2022, issued a report and recommendation that the District Court certify a class. On May 20, 2023, the Firm reached an agreement in principle to
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
settle the litigation. On September 1, 2023, the court granted preliminary approval of the settlement.
14. Variable Interest Entities and Securitization Activities
Consolidated VIE Assets and Liabilities by Type of Activity
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
VIE Assets
VIE Liabilities
VIE Assets
VIE Liabilities
MABS1
$
526
$
156
$
1,153
$
520
Investment vehicles2
856
508
638
272
MTOB
406
402
371
322
Other
508
202
519
199
Total
$
2,296
$
1,268
$
2,681
$
1,313
MTOB—Municipal tender option bonds
1.Amounts include transactions backed by residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans and other types of assets, including consumer or commercial assets and may be in loan or security form. The value of assets is determined based on the fair value of the liabilities and the interests owned by the Firm in such VIEs as the fair values for the liabilities and interests owned are more observable.
2.Amounts include investment funds and CLOs.
Consolidated VIE Assets and Liabilities by Balance Sheet Caption
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
220
$
142
Trading assets at fair value
1,542
2,066
Investment securities
319
255
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
200
200
Customer and other receivables
13
16
Other assets
2
2
Total
$
2,296
$
2,681
Liabilities
Other secured financings
$
1,133
$
1,185
Other liabilities and accrued expenses
131
124
Borrowings
4
4
Total
$
1,268
$
1,313
Noncontrolling interests
$
77
$
71
Consolidated VIE assets and liabilities are presented in the previous tables after intercompany eliminations. Generally, most assets owned by consolidated VIEs cannot be removed unilaterally by the Firm and are not available to the Firm while the related liabilities issued by consolidated VIEs are non-recourse to the Firm. However, in certain consolidated VIEs, the Firm either has the unilateral right to remove assets or provides additional recourse through derivatives such as total return swaps, guarantees or other forms of involvement.
In general, the Firm’s exposure to loss in consolidated VIEs is limited to losses that would be absorbed on the VIE net assets recognized in its financial statements, net of amounts absorbed by third-party variable interest holders.
Non-consolidated VIEs
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
MABS1
CDO
MTOB
OSF
Other2
VIE assets (UPB)
$
139,804
$
2,216
$
2,931
$
2,751
$
47,136
Maximum exposure to loss3
Debt and equity interests
$
20,141
$
81
$
—
$
1,857
$
8,692
Derivative and other contracts
—
—
2,035
—
4,471
Commitments, guarantees and other
2,519
—
—
—
74
Total
$
22,660
$
81
$
2,035
$
1,857
$
13,237
Carrying value of variable interests—Assets
Debt and equity interests
$
20,141
$
81
$
—
$
1,640
$
8,692
Derivative and other contracts
—
—
2
—
1,641
Total
$
20,141
$
81
$
2
$
1,640
$
10,333
Additional VIE assets owned4
$
15,204
Carrying value of variable interests—Liabilities
Derivative and other contracts
$
—
$
—
$
11
$
—
$
371
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
MABS1
CDO
MTOB
OSF
Other2
VIE assets (UPB)
$
123,601
$
3,162
$
4,632
$
2,403
$
50,178
Maximum exposure to loss3
Debt and equity interests
$
13,104
$
274
$
—
$
1,694
$
11,596
Derivative and other contracts
—
—
3,200
—
5,211
Commitments, guarantees and other
674
—
—
—
1,410
Total
$
13,778
$
274
$
3,200
$
1,694
$
18,217
Carrying value of variable interests–Assets
Debt and equity interests
$
13,104
$
274
$
—
$
1,577
$
11,596
Derivative and other contracts
—
—
3
—
1,564
Total
$
13,104
$
274
$
3
$
1,577
$
13,160
Additional VIE assets owned4
$
13,708
Carrying value of variable interests—Liabilities
Derivative and other contracts
$
—
$
—
$
3
$
—
$
281
1.Amounts include transactions backed by residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans and other types of assets, including consumer or commercial assets, and may be in loan or security form.
2.Other primarily includes exposures to commercial real estate property and investment funds.
3.Where notional amounts are utilized in quantifying the maximum exposure related to derivatives, such amounts do not reflect changes in fair value recorded by the Firm.
4.Additional VIE assets owned represents the carrying value of total exposure to non-consolidated VIEs for which the maximum exposure to loss is less than specific thresholds, primarily interests issued by securitization SPEs. The Firm’s maximum exposure to loss generally equals the fair value of the assets owned. These assets are primarily included in Trading assets and Investment securities and are measured at fair value (see Note 4). The Firm does not provide additional support in these transactions through contractual facilities, guarantees or similar derivatives.
The previous tables include VIEs sponsored by unrelated parties, as well as VIEs sponsored by the Firm; examples of the Firm’s involvement with these VIEs include its secondary market-making activities and the securities held in its Investment securities portfolio (see Note 7).
The Firm’s maximum exposure to loss is dependent on the nature of the Firm’s variable interest in the VIE and is limited to the notional amounts of certain liquidity facilities and other credit support, total return swaps and written put options, as well as the fair value of certain other derivatives and investments the Firm has made in the VIE.
The Firm’s maximum exposure to loss in the previous tables does not include the offsetting benefit of hedges or any reductions associated with the amount of collateral held as
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
part of a transaction with the VIE or any party to the VIE directly against a specific exposure to loss.
Liabilities issued by VIEs generally are non-recourse to the Firm.
Detail of Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securitization Assets
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
UPB
Debt and Equity Interests
UPB
Debt and Equity Interests
Residential mortgages
$
15,852
$
3,231
$
20,428
$
2,570
Commercial mortgages
75,060
8,112
67,540
4,236
U.S. agency collateralized mortgage obligations
40,147
6,296
32,567
4,729
Other consumer or commercial loans
8,745
2,502
3,066
1,569
Total
$
139,804
$
20,141
$
123,601
$
13,104
Transferred Assets with Continuing Involvement
At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
RML
CML
U.S. Agency CMO
CLN and Other1
SPE assets (UPB)2,3
$
3,868
$
73,138
$
10,274
$
11,388
Retained interests
Investment grade
$
148
$
658
$
360
$
—
Non-investment grade
64
769
—
47
Total
$
212
$
1,427
$
360
$
47
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade
$
12
$
24
$
11
$
—
Non-investment grade
—
16
—
—
Total
$
12
$
40
$
11
$
—
Derivative assets
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
1,088
Derivative liabilities
—
—
—
347
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
RML
CML
U.S. Agency CMO
CLN and Other1
SPE assets (UPB)2,3
$
3,732
$
73,069
$
6,448
$
10,928
Retained interests
Investment grade
$
137
$
927
$
367
$
—
Non-investment grade
26
465
11
44
Total
$
163
$
1,392
$
378
$
44
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade
$
82
$
51
$
10
$
—
Non-investment grade
35
23
—
—
Total
$
117
$
74
$
10
$
—
Derivative assets
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
1,114
Derivative liabilities
—
—
—
201
Fair Value At September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Retained interests
Investment grade
$
475
$
—
$
475
Non-investment grade
5
59
64
Total
$
480
$
59
$
539
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade
$
46
$
1
$
47
Non-investment grade
12
4
16
Total
$
58
$
5
$
63
Derivative assets
$
1,088
$
—
$
1,088
Derivative liabilities
347
—
347
Fair Value at December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Retained interests
Investment grade
$
489
$
—
$
489
Non-investment grade
25
16
41
Total
$
514
$
16
$
530
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade
$
140
$
3
$
143
Non-investment grade
42
16
58
Total
$
182
$
19
$
201
Derivative assets
$
1,114
$
—
$
1,114
Derivative liabilities
153
48
201
RML—Residential mortgage loans
CML—Commercial mortgage loans
1.Amounts include CLO transactions managed by unrelated third parties.
2.Amounts include assets transferred by unrelated transferors.
3.Amounts are only included for transactions where the Firm also holds retained interests as part of the transfer.
The previous tables include transactions with SPEs in which the Firm, acting as principal, transferred financial assets with continuing involvement and received sales treatment. The transferred assets are carried at fair value prior to securitization, and any changes in fair value are recognized in the income statement. The Firm may act as underwriter of the beneficial interests issued by these securitization vehicles, for which Investment banking revenues are recognized. The Firm may retain interests in the securitized financial assets as one or more tranches of the securitization. Certain retained interests are carried at fair value in the balance sheet with changes in fair value recognized in the income statement. Fair value for these interests is measured using techniques that are consistent with the valuation techniques applied to the Firm’s major categories of assets and liabilities as described in Note 2 in the 2022 Form 10-K and Note 4 herein. Further, as permitted by applicable guidance, certain transfers of assets where the Firm’s only continuing involvement is a derivative are only reported in the following Assets Sold with Retained Exposure table.
Proceeds from New Securitization Transactions and Sales of Loans
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
New transactions1
$
9,132
$
5,332
$
15,257
$
19,809
Retained interests
115
500
2,767
3,553
Sales of corporate loans to CLO SPEs1, 2
—
37
—
53
1.Net gains on new transactions and sales of corporate loans to CLO entities at the time of the sale were not material for all periods presented.
2.Sponsored by non-affiliates.
The Firm has provided, or otherwise agreed to be responsible for, representations and warranties regarding certain assets transferred in securitization transactions sponsored by the Firm (see Note 13).
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Assets Sold with Retained Exposure
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Gross cash proceeds from sale of assets1
$
49,472
$
49,059
Fair value
Assets sold
$
49,642
$
47,281
Derivative assets recognized in the balance sheet
529
116
Derivative liabilities recognized in the balance sheet
359
1,893
1.The carrying value of assets derecognized at the time of sale approximates gross cash proceeds.
The Firm enters into transactions in which it sells securities, primarily equities, and contemporaneously enters into bilateral OTC derivatives with the purchasers of the securities, through which it retains exposure to the sold securities.
For a discussion of the Firm’s VIEs, the determination and structure of VIEs and securitization activities, see Note 16 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
15. Regulatory Requirements
Regulatory Capital Framework and Requirements
For a discussion of the Firm’s regulatory capital framework, see Note 17 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
The Firm is required to maintain minimum risk-based and leverage-based capital ratios under regulatory capital requirements. A summary of the calculations of regulatory capital and RWA follows.
Risk-Based Regulatory Capital. Risk-based capital ratio requirements apply to Common Equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Total capital (which includes Tier 2 capital), each as a percentage of RWA, and consist of regulatory minimum required ratios plus the Firm’s capital buffer requirement. Capital requirements require certain adjustments to, and deductions from, capital for purposes of determining these ratios. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the differences between the actual and required ratios were lower under the Standardized Approach.
CECL Deferral. Beginning on January 1, 2020, the Firm elected to defer the effect of the adoption of CECL on its risk-based and leverage-based capital amounts and ratios, as well as RWA, adjusted average assets and supplementary leverage exposure calculations, over a five-year transition period. The deferral impacts began to phase in at 25% per year from January 1, 2022 and are phased-in at 50% from January 1, 2023. The deferral impacts will become fully phased-in beginning on January 1, 2025.
Capital Buffer Requirements
At September 30, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022
Standardized
Advanced
Capital buffers
Capital conservation buffer
—
2.5%
SCB
5.8%
N/A
G-SIB capital surcharge
3.0%
3.0%
CCyB1
0%
0%
Capital buffer requirement
8.8%
5.5%
1.The CCyB can be set up to 2.5%, but is currently set by the Federal Reserve at zero.
The capital buffer requirement represents the amount of Common Equity Tier 1 capital the Firm must maintain above the minimum risk-based capital requirements in order to avoid restrictions on the Firm’s ability to make capital distributions, including the payment of dividends and the repurchase of stock, and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers. The Firm’s capital buffer requirement computed under the standardized approaches for calculating credit risk and market risk RWA (“Standardized Approach”) is equal to the sum of the SCB, G-SIB capital surcharge and CCyB, and the capital buffer requirement computed under the applicable advanced approaches for calculating credit risk, market risk and operational risk RWA (“Advanced Approach”) is equal to the 2.5% capital conservation buffer, G-SIB capital surcharge and CCyB.
Risk-Based Regulatory Capital Ratio Requirements
Regulatory Minimum
At September 30, 2023 andDecember 31, 2022
Standardized
Advanced
Required ratios1
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio
4.5
%
13.3%
10.0%
Tier 1 capital ratio
6.0
%
14.8%
11.5%
Total capital ratio
8.0
%
16.8%
13.5%
1.Required ratios represent the regulatory minimum plus the capital buffer requirement.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The Firm’s Regulatory Capital and Capital Ratios
$ in millions
Required Ratio1
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Risk-based capital
Common Equity Tier 1 capital
$
69,148
$
68,670
Tier 1 capital
77,891
77,191
Total capital
88,573
86,575
Total RWA
443,816
447,849
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio
13.3
%
15.6
%
15.3
%
Tier 1 capital ratio
14.8
%
17.6
%
17.2
%
Total capital ratio
16.8
%
20.0
%
19.3
%
$ in millions
Required
Ratio1
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Leverage-based capital
Adjusted average assets2
$
1,152,379
$
1,150,772
Tier 1 leverage ratio
4.0
%
6.8
%
6.7
%
Supplementary leverage exposure3
$
1,416,310
$
1,399,403
SLR
5.0
%
5.5
%
5.5
%
1.Required ratios are inclusive of any buffers applicable as of the date presented.
2.Adjusted average assets represents the denominator of the Tier 1 leverage ratio and is composed of the average daily balance of consolidated on-balance sheet assets for the quarters ending on the respective balance sheet dates, reduced by disallowed goodwill, intangible assets, investments in covered funds, defined benefit pension plan assets, after-tax gain on sale from assets sold into securitizations, investments in the Firm’s own capital instruments, certain defined tax assets and other capital deductions.
3.Supplementary leverage exposure is the sum of Adjusted average assets used in the Tier 1 leverage ratio and other adjustments, primarily: (i) for derivatives, potential future exposure and the effective notional principal amount of sold credit protection, offset by qualifying purchased credit protection; (ii) the counterparty credit risk for repo-style transactions; and (iii) the credit equivalent amount for off-balance sheet exposures.
U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ Regulatory Capital and Capital Ratios
The OCC establishes capital requirements for the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries, and evaluates their compliance with such capital requirements. Regulatory capital requirements for the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries are calculated in a similar manner to the Firm’s regulatory capital requirements, although G-SIB capital surcharge and SCB requirements do not apply to the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries.
The OCC’s regulatory capital framework includes Prompt Corrective Action (“PCA”) standards, including “well-capitalized” PCA standards that are based on specified regulatory capital ratio minimums. For the Firm to remain an FHC, its U.S. Bank Subsidiaries must remain well-capitalized in accordance with the OCC’s PCA standards. In addition, failure by the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries to meet minimum capital requirements may result in certain mandatory and discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ and the Firm’s financial statements.
At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, MSBNA and MSPBNA risk-based capital ratios are based on the Standardized Approach rules. Beginning on January 1, 2020, MSBNA and MSPBNA elected to defer the effect of the adoption of CECL on risk-based capital amounts and ratios, as well as RWA, adjusted average assets and supplementary leverage exposure calculations, over a five-year transition period. The deferral impacts began to phase in at 25% per
year from January 1, 2022 and are phased-in at 50% from January 1, 2023. The deferral impacts will become fully phased-in beginning on January 1, 2025.
MSBNA’s Regulatory Capital
Well-Capitalized Requirement
Required Ratio1
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Risk-based capital
Common Equity Tier 1 capital
6.5
%
7.0
%
$
21,250
20.9
%
$
20,043
20.5
%
Tier 1 capital
8.0
%
8.5
%
21,250
20.9
%
20,043
20.5
%
Total capital
10.0
%
10.5
%
22,129
21.7
%
20,694
21.1
%
Leverage-based capital
Tier 1 leverage
5.0
%
4.0
%
$
21,250
10.2
%
$
20,043
10.1
%
SLR
6.0
%
3.0
%
21,250
7.9
%
20,043
8.1
%
MSPBNA’s Regulatory Capital
Well-Capitalized Requirement
Required Ratio1
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
$ in millions
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
Risk-based capital
Common Equity Tier 1 capital
6.5
%
7.0
%
$
16,012
26.9
%
$
15,546
27.5
%
Tier 1 capital
8.0
%
8.5
%
16,012
26.9
%
15,546
27.5
%
Total capital
10.0
%
10.5
%
16,315
27.4
%
15,695
27.8
%
Leverage-based capital
Tier 1 leverage
5.0
%
4.0
%
$
16,012
8.0
%
$
15,546
7.6
%
SLR
6.0
%
3.0
%
16,012
7.7
%
15,546
7.4
%
1.Required ratios are inclusive of any buffers applicable as of the date presented. Failure to maintain the buffers would result in restrictions on the ability to make capital distributions, including the payment of dividends.
Additionally, MSBNA is conditionally registered with the SEC as a security-based swap dealer and is registered with the CFTC as a swap dealer. However, as MSBNA is prudentially regulated as a bank, its capital requirements continue to be determined by the OCC.
Other Regulatory Capital Requirements
MS&Co. Regulatory Capital
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Net capital
$
18,947
$
17,224
Excess net capital
14,683
12,861
MS&Co. is registered as a broker-dealer and a futures commission merchant with the SEC and the CFTC, respectively, and is registered as a swap dealer with the CFTC.
As an Alternative Net Capital broker-dealer, and in accordance with Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) Rule 15c3-1, Appendix E, MS&Co. is subject to minimum net capital and tentative net capital requirements and operates with capital in excess of its regulatory capital requirements. As a futures commission merchant and registered swap dealer, MS&Co. is subject to CFTC capital requirements. In addition, MS&Co. must notify the SEC if its tentative net capital falls below certain levels. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, MS&Co. exceeded its net
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
capital requirement and had tentative net capital in excess of the minimum and notification requirements.
Other Regulated Subsidiaries
Certain subsidiaries are also subject to various regulatory capital requirements. Such subsidiaries include the following, each of which operated with capital in excess of their respective regulatory capital requirements as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, as applicable:
•MSSB,
•MSIP,
•MSESE,
•MSMS,
•MSCS,
•MSCG, and
•E*TRADE Securities LLC.
MSESE is subject to stand-alone capital requirements beginning on January 1, 2023. Previously, requirements were met at the consolidated level of the MSEHSE Group.
See Note 17 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K for further information.
16. Total Equity
Preferred Stock
Shares Outstanding
Carrying Value
$ in millions, except per share data
At September 30, 2023
Liquidation Preference per Share
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Series
A
44,000
$
25,000
$
1,100
$
1,100
C1
519,882
1,000
408
408
E
34,500
25,000
862
862
F
34,000
25,000
850
850
I
40,000
25,000
1,000
1,000
K
40,000
25,000
1,000
1,000
L
20,000
25,000
500
500
M
400,000
1,000
430
430
N
3,000
100,000
300
300
O
52,000
25,000
1,300
1,300
P
40,000
25,000
1,000
1,000
Total
$
8,750
$
8,750
Shares authorized
30,000,000
1.Series C preferred stock is held by MUFG.
For a description of Series A through Series P preferred stock, see Note 18 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K. The Firm’s preferred stock has a preference over its common stock upon liquidation. The Firm’s preferred stock qualifies as and is included in Tier 1 capital in accordance with regulatory capital requirements (see Note 15).
Share Repurchases
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Repurchases of common stock under the Firm’s Share Repurchase Authorization
$
1,500
$
2,555
$
4,000
$
8,165
On June 30, 2023, the Firm announced that its Board of Directors reauthorized a multi-year repurchase program of up to $20 billion of outstanding common stock, without a set expiration date, beginning in the third quarter of 2023, which will be exercised from time to time as conditions warrant. For more information on share repurchases, see Note 18 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Common Shares Outstanding for Basic and Diluted EPS
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
1,624
1,674
1,635
1,704
Effect of dilutive RSUs and PSUs
19
23
18
21
Weighted average common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents, diluted
1,643
1,697
1,653
1,725
Weighted average antidilutive common stock equivalents (excluded from the computation of diluted EPS)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
$ in millions
Pre-tax Gain (Loss)
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
After-tax Gain (Loss)
Non-controlling Interests
Net
CTA
OCI activity
$
(136)
$
(104)
$
(240)
$
(125)
$
(115)
Reclassified to earnings
—
—
—
—
—
Net OCI
$
(136)
$
(104)
$
(240)
$
(125)
$
(115)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on AFS securities
OCI activity
$
208
$
(49)
$
159
$
—
$
159
Reclassified to earnings
(45)
11
(34)
—
(34)
Net OCI
$
163
$
(38)
$
125
$
—
$
125
Pension and other
OCI activity
$
(1)
$
—
$
(1)
$
—
$
(1)
Reclassified to earnings
(2)
—
(2)
—
(2)
Net OCI
$
(3)
$
—
$
(3)
$
—
$
(3)
Change in net DVA
OCI activity
$
(1,283)
$
311
$
(972)
$
(20)
$
(952)
Reclassified to earnings
15
(3)
12
—
12
Net OCI
$
(1,268)
$
308
$
(960)
$
(20)
$
(940)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge derivatives
OCI activity
$
(30)
$
6
$
(24)
$
—
$
(24)
Reclassified to earnings
9
(1)
8
—
8
Net OCI
$
(21)
$
5
$
(16)
$
—
$
(16)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
$ in millions
Pre-tax Gain (Loss)
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
After-tax Gain (Loss)
Non-controlling Interests
Net
CTA
OCI activity
$
(279)
$
(441)
$
(720)
$
(230)
$
(490)
Reclassified to earnings
—
59
59
—
59
Net OCI
$
(279)
$
(382)
$
(661)
$
(230)
$
(431)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on AFS securities
OCI activity
$
(6,169)
$
1,445
$
(4,724)
$
—
$
(4,724)
Reclassified to earnings
(71)
17
(54)
—
(54)
Net OCI
$
(6,240)
$
1,462
$
(4,778)
$
—
$
(4,778)
Pension and other
OCI activity
$
(1)
$
—
$
(1)
$
—
$
(1)
Reclassified to earnings
17
(3)
14
—
14
Net OCI
$
16
$
(3)
$
13
$
—
$
13
Change in net DVA
OCI activity
$
3,474
$
(845)
$
2,629
$
88
$
2,541
Reclassified to earnings
(1)
—
(1)
—
(1)
Net OCI
$
3,473
$
(845)
$
2,628
$
88
$
2,540
17. Interest Income and Interest Expense
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Interest income
Investment securities
$
1,019
$
743
$
2,886
$
2,261
Loans
3,236
1,910
9,105
4,469
Securities purchased under agreements to resell1
1,977
664
5,282
870
Securities borrowed2
1,307
385
3,848
97
Trading assets, net of Trading liabilities
1,334
635
3,171
1,722
Customer receivables and Other3
4,432
1,764
11,931
2,944
Total interest income
$
13,305
$
6,101
$
36,223
$
12,363
Interest expense
Deposits
$
2,271
$
476
$
5,793
$
684
Borrowings
2,992
1,370
8,267
2,990
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase4
1,897
501
4,567
725
Securities loaned5
208
135
575
340
Customer payables and Other6
3,960
1,109
10,688
616
Total interest expense
$
11,328
$
3,591
$
29,890
$
5,355
Net interest
$
1,977
$
2,510
$
6,333
$
7,008
1.Includes interest paid on Securities purchased under agreements to resell.
2.Includes fees paid on Securities borrowed.
3.Includes interest from Cash and cash equivalents.
4.Includes interest received on Securities sold under agreements to repurchase.
5.Includes fees received on Securities loaned.
6.Includes fees received from Equity Financing customers related to their short transactions, which can be under either margin or securities lending arrangements.
Interest income and Interest expense are classified in the income statement based on the nature of the instrument and related market conventions. When included as a component of the instrument’s fair value, interest is included within Trading revenues or Investments revenues. Otherwise, it is included within Interest income or Interest expense.
Accrued Interest
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Customer and other receivables
$
4,705
$
4,139
Customer and other payables
4,718
4,273
18. Income Taxes
The Firm is routinely under examination by the IRS and other tax authorities in certain countries, such as Japan and the U.K., and in states and localities in which it has significant business operations, such as New York.
The Firm believes that the resolution of these tax examinations will not have a material effect on the annual financial statements, although a resolution could have a material impact in the income statement and on the effective tax rate for any period in which such resolutions occur.
It is reasonably possible that significant changes in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits may occur within the next 12 months. At this time, however, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the expected change to the total amount
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Detail of Investment Banking Revenues
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Institutional Securities Advisory
$
449
$
693
$
1,542
$
2,235
Institutional Securities Underwriting
489
584
1,718
1,748
Firm Investment banking revenues from contracts with customers
94
%
89
%
91
%
89
%
Trading Revenues by Product Type
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Interest rate
$
1,124
$
1,070
$
3,701
$
1,930
Foreign exchange
284
31
672
1,154
Equity1
2,167
1,872
6,782
5,869
Commodity and other
447
279
1,321
1,288
Credit
(343)
79
(518)
670
Total
$
3,679
$
3,331
$
11,958
$
10,911
1.Dividend income is included within equity contracts.
The previous table summarizes realized and unrealized gains and losses primarily related to the Firm’s Trading assets and liabilities, from derivative and non-derivative financial instruments, included in Trading revenues in the income statement. The Firm generally utilizes financial instruments across a variety of product types in connection with its market-making and related risk management strategies. The trading revenues presented in the table are not representative of the manner in which the Firm manages its business activities and are prepared in a manner similar to the presentation of trading revenues for regulatory reporting purposes.
Net cumulative unrealized performance-based fees at risk of reversing
$
782
$
819
The Firm’s portion of net cumulative performance-based fees in the form of unrealized carried interest, for which the Firm is not obligated to pay compensation, is at risk of reversing when the return in certain funds fall below specified performance targets. See Note 13 for information regarding general partner guarantees, which include potential obligations to return performance fee distributions previously received.
Investment Management Asset Management Revenues—Reduction of Fees Due to Fee Waivers
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Fee waivers
$
27
$
28
$
73
$
193
The Firm waives a portion of its fees in the Investment Management business segment from certain registered money market funds that comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Certain Other Fee Waivers
Separately, the Firm’s employees, including its senior officers, may participate on the same terms and conditions as other investors in certain funds that the Firm sponsors primarily for client investment, and the Firm may waive or lower applicable fees and charges for its employees.
Other Expenses—Transaction Taxes
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Transaction taxes
$
222
$
215
$
683
$
701
Transaction taxes are composed of securities transaction taxes and stamp duties, which are levied on the sale or purchase of securities listed on recognized stock exchanges in certain markets. These taxes are imposed mainly on trades of equity securities in Asia and EMEA. Similar transaction taxes are levied on trades of listed derivative instruments in certain countries.
Net Revenues by Region
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Americas
$
10,268
$
10,094
$
31,453
$
30,220
EMEA
1,479
1,392
4,716
5,381
Asia
1,526
1,500
5,078
5,318
Total
$
13,273
$
12,986
$
41,247
$
40,919
For a discussion about the Firm’s geographic net revenues, see Note 23 to the financial statements in the 2022 Form 10-K.
Revenues Recognized from Prior Services
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$ in millions
2023
2022
2023
2022
Non-interest revenues
$
468
$
788
$
1,350
$
2,036
The previous table includes revenues from contracts with customers recognized where some or all services were performed in prior periods. These revenues primarily include investment banking advisory fees.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Receivables from contracts with customers, which are included within Customer and other receivables in the balance sheet, arise when the Firm has both recorded revenues and the right per the contract to bill the customer.
Assets by Business Segment
$ in millions
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
Institutional Securities
$
790,180
$
789,837
Wealth Management
361,490
373,305
Investment Management
17,343
17,089
Total1
$
1,169,013
$
1,180,231
1. Parent assets have been fully allocated to the business segments.
Average Balances and Interest Rates and Net Interest Income
Three Months Ended September 30,
2023
2022
$ in millions
Average Daily Balance
Interest
Annualized Average Rate
Average Daily Balance
Interest
Annualized Average Rate
Interest earning assets
Investment securities1
$
149,855
$
1,019
2.7
%
$
164,889
$
743
1.8
%
Loans1
215,797
3,236
5.9
%
209,551
1,910
3.6
%
Securities purchased under agreements to resell2:
U.S.
39,154
1,152
11.7
%
56,111
513
3.6
%
Non-U.S.
56,439
825
5.8
%
61,118
151
1.0
%
Securities borrowed3:
U.S.
109,269
1,204
4.4
%
126,061
373
1.2
%
Non-U.S.
17,641
103
2.3
%
17,966
12
0.3
%
Trading assets, net of Trading liabilities4:
U.S.
99,865
1,105
4.4
%
74,651
535
2.8
%
Non-U.S.
17,237
229
5.3
%
12,976
100
3.1
%
Customer receivables and Other5:
U.S.
103,860
3,240
12.4
%
105,345
1,378
5.2
%
Non-U.S.
59,641
1,192
7.9
%
76,056
386
2.0
%
Total
$
868,758
$
13,305
6.1
%
$
904,724
$
6,101
2.7
%
Interest bearing liabilities
Deposits1
$
341,475
$
2,271
2.6
%
$
337,288
$
476
0.6
%
Borrowings1,6
250,440
2,992
4.7
%
229,821
1,370
2.4
%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase7,9:
U.S.
26,790
1,047
15.5
%
19,344
324
6.6
%
Non-U.S.
48,171
850
7.0
%
40,110
177
1.8
%
Securities loaned8,9:
U.S.
3,422
20
2.3
%
7,103
20
1.1
%
Non-U.S.
9,732
188
7.7
%
6,930
115
6.6
%
Customer payables and Other10:
U.S.
130,722
2,704
8.2
%
145,061
738
2.0
%
Non-U.S.
62,004
1,256
8.0
%
72,328
371
2.0
%
Total
$
872,756
$
11,328
5.1
%
$
857,985
$
3,591
1.7
%
Net interest income and net interest rate spread
$
1,977
1.0
%
$
2,510
1.0
%
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
2022
$ in millions
Average Daily Balance
Interest
Annualized Average Rate
Average Daily Balance
Interest
Annualized Average Rate
Interest earning assets
Investment securities1
$
154,304
$
2,886
2.5
%
$
169,926
$
2,261
1.8
%
Loans1
215,071
9,105
5.7
%
201,655
4,469
3.0
%
Securities purchased under agreements to resell2:
U.S.
46,670
3,216
9.2
%
56,451
719
1.7
%
Non-U.S.
61,648
2,066
4.5
%
62,273
151
0.3
%
Securities borrowed3:
U.S.
118,788
3,568
4.0
%
124,628
167
0.2
%
Non-U.S.
18,496
280
2.0
%
19,819
(70)
(0.5)
%
Trading assets, net of Trading liabilities4:
U.S.
91,621
2,662
3.9
%
74,993
1,418
2.5
%
Non-U.S.
11,548
509
5.9
%
14,668
304
2.8
%
Customer receivables and Other5:
U.S.
103,145
8,634
11.2
%
116,515
2,396
2.7
%
Non-U.S.
65,014
3,297
6.8
%
76,649
548
1.0
%
Total
$
886,305
$
36,223
5.5
%
$
917,577
$
12,363
1.8
%
Interest bearing liabilities
Deposits1
$
342,628
$
5,793
2.3
%
$
340,166
$
684
0.3
%
Borrowings1,6
248,534
8,267
4.4
%
228,589
2,990
1.7
%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase7,9:
U.S.
22,851
2,467
14.4
%
20,957
487
3.1
%
Non-U.S.
44,373
2,100
6.3
%
39,694
238
0.8
%
Securities loaned8,9:
U.S.
4,097
50
1.6
%
6,354
21
0.4
%
Non-U.S.
10,000
525
7.0
%
7,308
319
5.8
%
Customer payables and Other10:
U.S.
135,061
7,281
7.2
%
144,691
311
0.3
%
Non-U.S.
64,771
3,407
7.0
%
75,510
305
0.5
%
Total
$
872,315
$
29,890
4.6
%
$
863,269
$
5,355
0.8
%
Net interest income and net interest rate spread
$
6,333
0.9
%
$
7,008
1.0
%
1.Amounts include primarily U.S. balances.
2.Includes interest paid on Securities purchased under agreements to resell.
3.Includes fees paid on Securities borrowed.
4.Excludes non-interest earning assets and non-interest bearing liabilities, such as equity securities.
5.Includes Cash and cash equivalents.
6.Average daily balance includes borrowings carried at fair value, but for certain borrowings, interest expense is considered part of fair value and is recorded in Trading revenues.
7.Includes interest received on Securities sold under agreements to repurchase.
8.Includes fees received on Securities loaned.
9.The annualized average rate was calculated using (a) interest expense incurred on all securities sold under agreements to repurchase and securities loaned transactions, whether or not such transactions were reported in the balance sheet and (b) net average on-balance sheet balances, which exclude certain securities-for-securities transactions.
10.Includes fees received from Equity Financing customers related to their short transactions, which can be under either margin or securities lending arrangements.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Firm’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Firm conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Firm’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Firm’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
No change in the Firm’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) occurred during the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Firm’s internal control over financial reporting.
Legal Proceedings
The following developments have occurred since previously reporting certain matters in the Firm’s 2022 Form 10-K and the Firm's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 (the “First Quarter Form 10-Q”) and the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 (the “Second Quarter Form 10-Q”). See also the disclosures set forth under “Legal Proceedings” in the 2022 Form 10-K, the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
Block Trading Matter
The Firm has been responding to requests for information from the Enforcement Division of the SEC and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in connection with their investigations into various aspects of the Firm's blocks business, certain related sales and trading practices, and applicable controls (the “Investigations”). The Investigations are focused on whether the Firm and/or its employees shared and/or used information regarding impending block transactions in violation of federal securities laws and regulations. The Firm continues to cooperate with, and has continued to engage in ongoing discussions regarding potential resolution of, the Investigations. There can be no assurance that these discussions and continuing engagement will lead to resolution of either matter. The Firm also faces potential civil liability arising from claims that have been or may be asserted by, among others, block transaction participants who contend they were harmed or disadvantaged including, among other things, as a result of a share price decline allegedly caused by the activities of the Firm and/or its employees, or as a result of the Firm’s and/or its employees’ failure to adhere to applicable laws and regulations. In addition, the Firm has responded to demands from shareholders under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law for books and records concerning the Investigations.
Antitrust Related Matters
On September 1, 2023, the court in Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System et al. v. Bank of America Corporation et al. granted preliminary approval of the settlement.
The Firm is a defendant in three antitrust class action complaints which have been consolidated into one proceeding in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the caption City of Philadelphia, et al. v. Bank of America Corporation, et al. Plaintiffs allege, inter alia, that the Firm, along with a number of other financial institution defendants, violated U.S. antitrust laws and relevant state laws in connection with alleged efforts to artificially inflate interest rates for Variable Rate Demand Obligations (“VRDO”). Plaintiffs seek, among other relief, treble damages. The class action complaint was filed on behalf of a class of municipal issuers of VRDO for which defendants served as remarketing agent. On November 2, 2020, the court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint, dismissing state law claims, but denying dismissal of the U.S. antitrust claims. On September 21, 2023, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. On October 5, 2023, defendants sought leave to appeal this ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Qui Tam Matter
On August 22, 2023, the Firm reached an agreement in principle to settle the litigation in State of New Jersey ex. rel. Hayes v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
U.K. Gilt Matter
On September 28, 2023, the defendants in Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, et al. filed a joint motion to dismiss the complaint.
Risk Factors
For a discussion of the risk factors affecting the Firm, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the 2022 Form 10-K.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
$ in millions, except per share data
Total Number of Shares Purchased1
Average Price Paid per Share2
Total Shares Purchased as Part of Share Repurchase Authorization3,4
Dollar Value of Remaining Authorized Repurchase
July
2,421,782
$
93.85
2,376,848
$
19,777
August
8,834,821
$
87.14
8,443,489
$
19,043
September
6,329,787
$
86.04
6,305,725
$
18,500
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
17,586,390
$
87.67
17,126,062
1.Includes 460,328 shares acquired by the Firm in satisfaction of the tax withholding obligations on stock-based awards granted under the Firm’s stock-based compensation plans during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
2.Excludes excise tax of $14 million levied on share repurchases, net of issuances, payable in April 2024.
3.Share purchases under publicly announced authorizations are made pursuant to open-market purchases, Rule 10b5-1 plans or privately negotiated transactions (including with employee benefit plans) as market conditions warrant and at prices the Firm deems appropriate and may be suspended at any time.
4.The Firm’s Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of the Firm’s outstanding common stock under a share repurchase authorization (the “Share Repurchase Authorization”) from time to time as conditions warrant and subject to limitations on distributions from the Federal Reserve. The Share Repurchase Authorization is for capital management purposes and considers, among other things, business segment capital needs, as well as equity-based compensation and benefit plan requirements. The Share Repurchase Authorization has no set expiration or termination date.
On June 30, 2023, the Firm announced that its Board of Directors reauthorized a multi-year repurchase authorization of up to $20 billion of outstanding common stock, without a set expiration date, beginning in the third quarter of 2023, which will be exercised from time to time as conditions warrant. For further information, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Capital Plans, Stress Tests and the Stress Capital Buffer.”
Interactive Data Files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“Inline XBRL”).
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MORGAN STANLEY
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ SHARON YESHAYA
Sharon Yeshaya Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
By:
/s/ RAJA J. AKRAM
Raja J. Akram Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller